Learn both. C will make you a better programmer, and C++ will set you up for success in the world.
Fair, which one would you recommend picking up first?
I would agree -- C first. C is foundational knowledge imo.
Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++?
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Re: Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++?
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fair, which one would you recommend picking up first?
C first. C++ was originally a superset of C, though my understanding is that that is no longer strictly the case. Still, learning C will make it easier to learn C++, because C is far simpler and in order to understand C++ you’ll have to master C’s concepts anyway.
C++ still the superset of a language that is a dialect of C. In terms of ISO, it's probably still closest to the C90 dialect, with some C99-like features (inline functions, // comments).
Re: Ask HN: Should I learn C or C++?
#13If you don't know C, you can hardly write a C++ main function that processes the arguments. Or use C libraries effectively (without someone who does know the C-like subset of C++ having written a class framework for you which wraps them).