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My friend told me to learn Python first and I'm so glad I listened
My cousin, who's a software dev, told me to start with Python instead of C++ when I was getting frustrated last month. He said it was way easier for a beginner to see results. I spent a weekend following a free online course and built a simple number guessing game. It actually worked, which kept me from quitting. Anyone else start with a language that just clicked for them?
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caseyfox5d agoMost Upvoted
What if you need to understand how computers actually work though? Starting with something like C made me get pointers and memory. Python hides all that. I tried Python first and felt lost when things got slow or broke in weird ways. Later, learning C gave me a map for what was really happening under the hood. Sometimes the easy path leaves you missing the basics.
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richard_kelly544d ago
Totally get where @caseyfox is coming from. That feeling when something in Python acts weird and you have no idea why can be really frustrating. Learning some C later on gives you that mental model of memory that makes everything else click. It's like learning the rules of the road before just driving an automatic car. Do you think everyone needs to go that deep, or is it more for people who hit a wall?
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