I call BS. You can learn from C but in the beginning it's far more important to keep forward momentum. If you don't have something forcing you through the frust

I call BS. You can learn from C but in the beginning it's far more important to keep forward momentum. If you don't have something forcing you through the frustrating and boring parts (like school), you're probably going to lose interest pretty quickly. Pick a sane and relatively painless language like python or ruby. Once you've become earnestly proficient in one of those AND some of their tool chains and frameworks then you can get froggy.