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Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse (www.zdnet.com)
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[–] pycorax@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Imo people should start with C first since it is a lot simpler than C++ while still providing a lot of what you mentioned. C++ adds a lot of things like name mangling, templates, L & R value references that can quickly make things a bit more daunting for beginners.

I also generally find error messages for C a lot more parsable for beginners than C++ ones.