[LAU] OT: C or C++?

[Josh Lawrence]

On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Erik de Castro Lopo
<mle+la at mega-nerd.com> wrote:
> Why are you limiting yourself to just those two? Do you have a
> specific application where bare metal speed is important?  If
> speed is not the main factor, pick Python or Ruby or Ocaml or
> Haskell. Anything but those two.

hi Erik, I'm glad you asked this question...I've always felt like a
sub-par Linux user because I could not program.  I've also noticed
that a lot of programs I've run across in my limited experience with
Linux are written in C.  therefore, learning C could only help my
understanding of my computer.

also, I've noticed that at my local school most of the computer
science majors use C, so I figure that if I learn C, I can at least
understand that course material on some level.

Josh