 Should you learn C programming in 2024? You reached right video. Let me explain. This video was brought to you by Digitalink Academy. You're number one source to learning programming fast and get to that six figure salary you desire. Our third day project course includes our JavaScript front end projects, our Python back end projects, our SQL database projects and much, much more. So go ahead and click the link below to our free seven step guide so that you can start reaching your programming goals today. I'll see you guys in the course. So guys, let's jump right into this. So the quick answer is yes, yes, yes, yes. You should learn C programming in 2024. It's a really good way to go, but there's a little bit more nuance to it. I wanna get into those details with you guys throughout the video and go over some of the main points on why you should learn C programming, the pros and the cons, high demand, the learning curve. All of those unique aspects specifically for C is gonna really kind of set your expectations on how to learn, what to learn, when to learn and all the stuff that's gonna get you ahead of the game and put you in a position to win as you learn how to program and see in 2024. But before we get started guys, do me a favor. I'm trying to figure out what are you guys are struggling with? What do you guys need help with when it comes to learning C programming, getting the job C programming, all that stuff. Comment below about your experience as you've been struggling to learn C. What are some of the obstacles? What are the things that's really been a struggle for you guys as far as just getting to that next level learning C programming and put that in the comment section so that we can start a conversation, a little dialogue back and forth so I can help you guys get to the next level. So go ahead and comment below about your unique experience about C programming and kind of go from there. So guys, one of the things I wanna really get into as far as just the pros and cons of actually learning our programming language because this is not as straightforward as it used to. The answer is still yes, but you gotta actually take that with a grain of salt and know what your unique situation looks like in order to be able to learn and which programming language to use, where to go, is the right city, all that stuff. And I'm gonna go over some of those factors with you guys. So let's get right into it guys. Let's go to pros. So the pros of learning C. Really good job market. Even today as a legacy, I'm gonna say legacy, but it's still being used as a older programming language. It's still in high demand. The usage from enterprise perspective is still high. You're gonna have a lot of support there from a corporate perspective on resources to actually learn C. Another factor that a lot of people kind of get mixed up when they either deal with an outdated programming language, legacy program language, or just a program language that's not popular is the amount of tutorials that's available. I actually went to college and C was one of the programming languages that they taught in college and they still do that to this day. You're gonna find a ton of resources about C. It's one of the foundational programming languages that actually spurred the next generation of programming language. Especially when you start to get into more object oriented programming languages, most of those kind of took stuff from C and really took things to the next level. So C is always gonna have that. And what makes C unique is that, it's not like, I'm gonna throw Ruby out there to where it's still used, but it's a niche market. C is niche to certain enterprise performance type application, but I don't see that going anywhere anytime soon. You can even see that in newer cars, all the GUI interfaces, the back end, it takes a ton of fast processing. You need that right away. You need to provide that data. You need to provide it back to the server. A lot of that back end foundational infrastructure, the stuff you guys probably wouldn't see or interact with directly is actually controlled by more better performing programming languages like CC++. But in this particular video, let's focus specifically on C. So as far as that is gonna be good in a job market, all that good stuff like that. A lot of technology companies use it. Just think about it, Windows. A lot of the foundational OS is actually written with C and really kind of get all that squared away guy. So one thing that I wanna go over to as well is the CUNS. And unfortunately, all programming languages have CUNS, so this is not specific for C, but it is a harder learning curve for C. Compared to other program languages like Python, PHP, some of the JavaScript related stuff, if you compare that learning curve to C, it's a difference. I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm not saying it's just super hard. I'm just saying that you would, if you put 10 developers on each side, the people who's learning Python is going to learn it way faster and the success level is gonna be high than C. Not say C is hard. All I'm saying is as a entry level developer, if I'm telling you to learn coding today, like right now, getting started, just to understand the foundation, understand the fundamentals and all that stuff, I would lean more towards JavaScript and Python. Just to kind of get that mind going and once they feel comfortable, once they got those easy wins, learning program language, then we would transition over to C. And that's gonna be the best way because guys, as you can tell, a lot of times it all depends on how you start. When you first get introduced to coding, you want to make that experience as streamlined and enjoyable as possible. If you start learning and you start hitting the wall immediately, it's gonna deter you. So my strategy may not necessarily be the most optimized. You're gonna learn fast right away. Don't get me wrong, you're gonna learn faster than other traditional languages, but at the end of the day, I wanna make sure I get those, I wanna get you to build that confidence level. Be good. You're still gonna get that job. You're still gonna not have to deal with all that flow, but I want you to get those easy wins guys and kind of go from there. Number two, as a con. Fortunately, if you put the two together again and you tell me to create a credit app for me in the end, most people are gonna be able to do it faster with Python nowadays. And unfortunately, that's just the way it is. When you deal with enterprise level languages, and this just don't apply to C. This applies to Java, C Sharp, all of them, C++, same thing. If you start to look at those enterprise, high performing, foundational languages, it takes a lot more code to achieve what you can do with a couple of lines with Python. Both serve their purpose. I don't like to compare two as pick one is bad, one is good, one have a purpose and another had a purpose. Depending on what you need, it's depending on what tool that you're talking about or which tool you use. In this case, we're talking about C, so we're gonna get back to that. But at the end of the day, guys, what's it gonna really come down to is your local job market, the industry you're targeting and what do they want. The job listing saying C, let's make sure that you get a job that will actually hire you specifically for C programming. That's where you start at and that's where you're gonna get your success. And I would even, if you're comfortable and you know that market, it's just a matter of showcasing your skills, putting yourself in a position to win and gonna put you in that position so that everything's gonna turn out good for your career. But at the end of the day, guys, I can't give you all the details in this video, but what I need you guys to do is go check out my Seven Step Guide. I'll put a link to that on the screen here and we'll have links in the description box as well. And if you already got my Seven Step Guide, go try some of my premium courses. I got some good deals on my 30-day developer lunch pad course that's gonna help your C career or C career get to the next level and do it in a way where you can get some wins as well and put you in a position to win, guys. So if you haven't already, go ahead and check the goodies out in the description box and click this link I'm gonna put on the screen. I'll see you guys in the next video. Peace.