flarnie / cisforcoding

A playground for learning C

#C Is For Coding

A playground for my weekend C experiments.

Reasons to learn C:

Broaden Your Thinking

From The Pragmatic Programmer, Tip #8 "Invest Regularly in Your Knowledge Portfolio":

Learn at least one new language every year. Different languages solve the same problems in different ways. By learning several different approaches, you can help broaden your thinking and avoid getting stuck in a rut. Additionally, learning many languages is far easier now, thanks to the wealth of freely available software on the Internet

Meet New People

Start looking for folks around you who can answer questions about C. Then try a local C Meetup. Then get on IRC. You'll learn faster and make friends.

New Opportunities

By every measure of popularity, C/C++/C# are in the top 5 most needed programming languages. There are plenty of opportunities to use C.

Learning Is Fun

Why do people climb Mt. Everest? Or run 100 Miles in 24 hours? Because it's there. Learn a C because you want to.

Influenced by a programmers.stackexchange question: '(Why) Should I learn a new programming language?'.