Why Every Developer Should Start Programming With C
You can start programming with any language — but starting with C has more perks!
There are about 700 programming languages in the world. However, developers use about 20 different programming languages to build enterprise software. In other words, there are only a few popular general-purpose programming languages, even if there are many programming languages. Developers usually start coding at school, university, or when they begin their career.
When they start coding, every developer find themselves asking one question: Which programming language should I learn first? If you studied computer science at a university, the syllabus usually has the C programming language first.
The C programming language is still used frequently in hardware-related software projects.
But languages such as Java, C#, JavaScript, Go, Python, Ruby, PHP, and Kotlin are dominant in the modern software industry. This is because of their:
- Human-friendly syntax and semantics
- Full-featured standard APIs
- Community support
- Rich frameworks and libraries ecosystem
