On Dec 2, 2011, at 4:20 PM, Dmitrij Czarkoff wrote: > On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:11 PM, David Riley <fraveyd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> one has to know C before knowing C++ > > Well, I don't know how it happens in US or Canada, but in Russia > ordinarily people first learn C++, and then (may be) C. Yes, knowing > C++ implies substantial knowledge of C, but the point still stands. He > didn't say a word about C, which would have been more relevant, so I > assume that he was exaggerating his involvement with Linux and > hacking.
The way it typically works in the US is that no one learns anything of any value unless they do it themselves. :-) Our high schools are still teaching Java as a first language in some cases, which hopefully in Russia gets you dragged out and shot. - Dave
