> Hi smart computer people! There is a local community college offering a course in C > this summer and C++ later in the fall. Which one should I take? Both? Which would be > better for a hobbyist programmer? What about in the job market? I don't have much > programming experience at all. I know a little HTML, a little javascript, and a > little PHP. Oh and a little BASIC from back in the day.
In my experience, C++ goes alot further on job applications than C does, for what it's worth. Also, C is more or less a subset of C++ so if you know C++, it won't take long to get used to writing/reading C code; whereas knowing C doesn't even get you close to writing/reading C++ code.
I would take C++, but keep in mind that you will never be an expert after a single class ... or even 5 years of work experience for that matter.
Edited by Bryan Ischo (04/17/12 01:40 AM)
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