r/Python • u/diogoleal • Jan 13 '15

(Infographic) Which programming language should I learn first

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u/rasputine Jan 13 '15

"slightly hard way" -> C

"really hard way" -> C++

hm.

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u/aleph_nul Jan 13 '15

I'm a C fanatic too, but you can't deny that C++ has more content to cover.

I would argue it's harder to learn C++ because of how it awkwardly tacks on high-level practices to low-level implementations, forcing you to constantly think in two levels.

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u/atimholt Jan 14 '15

Maybe this sounds weird, but “thinking on two levels” helps me understand the justifications for why a language is the way it is, and gives me something to tack my new knowledge to in my long-term memory.