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Is there any use in learning an "easy" programming language?
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this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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When I first started programming I was constantly thinking the same thing: should I learn this or that language? Will it be useful or a waste of time?, etc but it really doesn't matter. Nearly every modern language has the same core principles of variables, constants, functions and data structures. Once you've gotten the hang of those ideas then switching languages is just a matter of learning the new syntax which isn't hard when you already know how it's going to work
Whoa, whoa. Data structures in C are not at all like in C++ or others because “data management” changes how the whole enchilada is cooked.
Oh yeah, I know, I just didn't feel like writing an essay nor scaring OP off from programming lol