Re: C help please - C newbie

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Alan Balmer wrote:

>>If someone wants to learn programming, I suggest they first learn a language
>>other than C.  Learning some assembler as well doesn't hurt either.
> 
> Learning some assembler is highly recommended. I think I also agree
> that C is not the best first language for a beginner, though it's
> probably not the worst, either. Personally, I learned Fortran,
> assembler, PL/I, and C, in that order. I can't say I'd recommend
> Fortran and PL/I as first languages, either ;-)

C is definitely not a good first language.  Though not amenable to embedded
work, I (and many others) think that that Python makes an excellent first
language for somebody wanting to learn programming. 

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