o1bigtenor via Dng said on Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:24:05 -0500

>In the beginning stages of learning how to program.
>
>My mentor had advised that I seriously consider Python - - - but - - -
>looking at the slow processing
>time and the impetus provided by this group I have been working on
>learning C.

Python and C don't substitute for each other. Python is the ultimate
programming Swiss Army Knife and C enables lightning fast software for
situations where human interaction isn't the bottleneck for the
software. Another necessity is to learn the POSIX tools such as grep,
sed, AWK, cut, sort, etc, because a combination of those tools can whip
digest, narrow and partially sort and format a huge bunch of info, to
the point where you can use Python or C to go the last mile.

Python is much easier to learn and use than C, so I'd start with
Python, just like if you were first learning to drive I'd suggest you
start with an automatic transmission before learning how to use a stick
shift and clutch.

HTH,

SteveT

Steve Litt

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