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I bought my first computer in 1982, a Texas Instruments TI/99 4A and learned interpreted BASIC. Then I learned Pascal and Assembly language and, finally C. I thought I had a first edition of the white book but mine is a copy of the second edition from 1988. Thanks for a fantastic walk down memory lane. I remember someone once saying that the difference between languages like Pascal and Basic and C was like the difference between cutting with kiddie scissors and using a double-edged razor blade. With the double-edged razor blade (C) you're going to have bloody fingers. I can't believe that I've been programming for almost 42 years!

C is like calculus, damn right difficult, BUT, when you finally grasp the beast and pull it up close . . . it's BEAUTIFUL! After I typed "hello world" and compiled and had it flash on the screen I'm hooked. I'm self-teaching on Linux, which makes it easy for me to: Learn Linux and Learn C simultaneously!

Dr Chucks PY4E changed my life. I went from knowing no languages to now studying multiple different ones. I had no clue coding was missing in my life before

I never took a C class but learned by reading the K&R book about 40 yrs ago. Use C everyday in my daily grind. Thanks for the video guys.

David Bombal: " You need to learn C if you're C-rious about becoming a C-nior developer." C what I did there?🤭🤭🤭

I absolutely agree with the importance of C. I learned C after assembly language (on the DG Nova and the 8086) and I still have the 1978 edition on my bookshelf. After using many languages over my career, I still use C every day (mostly on microcontrollers). My mentor who wrote our first C compiler back then recently passed away. I credit Jerry Masker with providing every foundation of my experience.

I learned C on my own in the late 80's but took a course on advanced C from Robert Kroll at Roosevelt University in '91. What a great teacher! Bell Labs and Kroll were instrumental in the development of HTML at the time - which he demonstrated in that advanced class. That man had a brain of a 30 year old - he was I think in his late 60's early 70's at the time. Learned so much in that semester about Computer Science - especially data structures from that great teacher. I think C would be a great second language for todays aspiring programmers - but should only be used for specialized processes where speed is critical. Much like inline Assembler that we used for the same reason back in the day. Great video! Much success in your endeavours!

Hi guys , i' m a 57 old german it nred in Brazil and i follow most of both of your channels David and Dr. Chuck. I loved this interview and actually i'm revising my skills with the material offered by Dr. Chuck. Thank you very much for your unpayable contribution.

Really great to hear the back story, excellent! I could listen to Dr. Chuck for hours. Thank you! I'm a 60 yo programmer/EE who learnt C (PL1, PLP, etc.) back in the day, and wrote a bunch of C++ (in the CAD/CAM industry). Today i work in fin-tech, write in Python. Dr. Chuck connects it all together.

Perfect timing - I'm an old-school Grand-Pa from Germany ... I love Dr. Chuck !

C is one of the first languages I learned. Its amazing to look back at the number of languages Ive used. Pascal and C were the foundation.

Finally, a man who understands how c++ should be taught using c, so that students can flow from c to c++ without all the confusion it usually entails. I don't think anyone has taught in this way before.

David, Thanks for bringing Dr. Chuck to your audience. And Dr. Chuck, thank you for doing all that you do!

David, THIS is a damn great talk! Thanks for that one! Being a person who took Dr. Chucks Python course and having learned Java & C# in the past, I am highly motivated now to take his new C course and get better in general understanding about how things work from within their binary guts ;) Big thanks to Dr. Chuck for his work & to David for his perfectly performed and friendly talks!!

Thanks, David! Great episode! Big thanks to Dr. Chuck for free education dedication. Loved his story of start with Python then learn C which ends where python starts. Regards from Egypt!

Dr. Chuck is awesome! I am currently going through his Python course and will be going onto C after

Thanks a tonne for bringing on Dr Chuck. He is a super amazing technologist + my favourite doctor. I was lucky enough to meet him few years back at Bletchley Tech park (home of the code breakers) & that was such a wonderful moment.

I learned Basic, Pascal, COBOL and C in college back in the day, but C and its various flavors are my favorites, still have my first college book "C the complete reference"

This one of the best videos I have seen in a while!! Thank you so much to both of you

I still have your book from 1978. I bought it while living in Munich.

Thanks for making these videos, you keep me motivated to break into this field. I am 30 coming from non tech background, trying to get into cybersecurity. I will say I go on Reddit and all the doom and gloom over there really gets me demotivated, I come back and listen to you and feel a lift in my spirit. I must become a master and not just a drone. Thanks for your work

That is the most interesting and all nerd-out charming intro to a programming course I have ever heard. I love the statement "Everything was difficult in 1978". We need much more appreciation for all the amazing people in the past who did not accept the status quo but went the Bender principle: "Oh yeah? Well, I'm gonna build my own theme park!!!"

Learned C in high school and moved to C++, you will learn so much of "what not to do and what not to use!", totally agreed, do not use C or C++ unless it is absolutely a must for your project, nowadays we have much more efficient and safer languages for different tasks. Learning C and C++ teaches you a lot of what not to do and what not to use, then you end up appreciate all the new language today! Heavily used C in university for my CS & EE degrees, mostly for data structure courses, OS courses, and microcontroller.

Thank you for hosting such an amazing interview. Dr Chuck is a legend and should be revered for his gifts to humanity.

I grew up learning a little bit of this and a little bit of that in programming, (Basic, C, MDL, AutoLISP, Assembly) and always had the six sense of the code running, now I understand why hearing the good Dr talk about concepts over syntax. I also want to thank you both for sharing, and praise God some people are genuine and giving to the world we live in. Thank-you and God bless you both!

David Bombal - you always have nuggets - valuable nuggets of information - and knowledge that I am always compelled to view your shows so as to improve myself. This show wasn’t just a nugget, it’s a stick of valuable Bullion of gold- error - Bullion of knowledge and information that I will hold onto and use. You continue to arm me to be better able to position myself in my path of my journey through this world. Thank you!

I cut my teeth on assembly language for multiple machines. I wrote my own drivers, interrupt structures, editors, operating systems, data transmission, etc. This provided a baseline for coding higher level languages.

It wasn't until I read chapter 1 of The C Programming Language that I understood what a string was. It's just a bunch of characters strung together. And you only really understand that when you see that each character has its own code. It really made me see Python differently.

C and the Macro Assembler were where I learned to program. Just like in the old west, we made up the rules as we went along. I am lucky to have lived and worked as a programmer back then. I had the honor to meet Dennis Ritchie in Las Vegas one year at Comdex. It was quite an honor as he was one of my programming heroes. Those were truly the days, it was quite a ride.

I'm so glad I found Dr. Chucks classes. He's an amazing teacher.

I love Dr.Chucks passion for programming

9:47 - It's important to note that Python is powerful not because of the language (except that thinking Pythonically is simply a superior way to think) ("I run circles around you logically!") but because of the extensive libraries provided along with the language. Now you can do the same sort of thing with C++ using the Boost Libraries...

I actually worked at AT&T Bell Labs from the late 80's to the late 90's as a "Computer Design Specialist" which was a fancy way of saying "artist." I was tech oriented, though, and provided visualization for a lot of R&D. I eventually taught myself C to build custom CG modeling tools for industrial design jobs. However, I remember roaming the halls of the Whippany, Holmdel, and Murray Hill campuses, and the ongoing push for OOP/C++. It's possible that I'd run into both of those guys, or even worked on jobs for them and/or their departments. They were fun times...... but I can only say that in retrospect 😅

I love this discussion. I learned BASIC by using the TRS-80 at any Radio Shack store that would ignore me sitting at the computer while typing in my handwritten code. My first computer was a Commodore Vic-20. I tried to write a game using BASIC and soon discovered that 3.5k of memory is insufficient for a game program in BASIC. Then I learned 6502 Assembler, which was the absolute best education for me to learn how computers work. That knowledge allowed me to grasp all the languages I have learned since. (C, C++, dBASE, SQL, Pascal, VB, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, HTML, etc.) Thank you for flooding me with memories.

Dr. Chuck, I loved your story about your student who is now a teacher, and one of his students becoming a teacher. A coach/mentor told me, 40 years ago: I am a candle, lighting other candles, who light other candles. It's a powerful way to affect the world.

I agree. Learning C is essential to becoming a good software developer. I started in the late 1980s. Writing Windows programs using the Windows SDK and C was a major challenge. It took a lot of work. But that foundation paved the way for C++ , Java, and C# down the road. The thing about writing C code back in those early days is that we had to learn how to conserve resources. Every byte was important. The other thing was that the tools were primitive compared to today. I unit-tested the heck out of everything I wrote. We were writing software that was being sold to the highest-profile companies. It couldn't fail ever. That training and mindset stayed with me for the rest of my career. Even though I am retired from the normal workweek grind, I still write C++ code that uses web services to gather data for analysis. I think it is fun, and it can be highly profitable.

Indeed, David. Thank you Dr. Chuck!!!!

Love your videos man.They are very helpful!!

I never thought I would watch this whole hour-long video, but just wanted to see where it was coming from. But I couldn't stop. A very interesting take on many aspects of software development. I started working with computers in 1969, and I'm still doing a bit of software development now, approaching age 75. You'd think I'd know better by now, but it seems not! And yes, I own a copy of the 1978 edition of Kernighan and Ritchie. Thanks for this, great stuff.

Now feeling motivated to give C a go. But what sounds particularly inspiring is a Hardware Course. Thank you ever so much for what you are doing, Dr. Chuck!

Already started Dr. Chuck … always a fun to follow es stuff from you

Way cool to find out how C and C++ and then Python developed! And even cooler to see how a master teacher’s mind works - thanks to both of you🙏🏼

Hello mr. Bombal. Thanks for your work. You opened my eyes to a new world. There are no words to express my gratitude. And my admiration for your ability to convey your knowledge with such finesse and ease.

Please give Dr. Chuck thanks from all of us for his generosity.

Absolutely. And Dr. Chuck is the best.

Important topics 🎉 I am glad to listen 😊

Dr. Chucks is an amazing person. Thank you for teaching us so many things about programming

Great timing with this video 😂 I just started learning C earlier this week!

This presentation should be required for all new programmers! Dr. Chuck is absolutely brilliant.

5:23 - I've got it on my shelf. But, then again, I have forty years of professional C language programming experience. My first real C machine was the CCI Power 6/32 aka "Tahoe" as in BSD 4.3 Tahoe, the first non-VAX architecture to support BSD Unix - an architecture designed to run C optimally and to be 7 times faster than a VAX-11/32. At one point in time I was working with customers programming in C (Unix OS), FORTRAN (Language and transcendental library), and ADA (language required for DoD programs which used the FORTRAN transcendental library and ran on UNIX) at the same time...

Dr. Chuck and David Bombai - awesome!

Thank you, Dr. Chuck. God bless you. I took my C and UNIX courses 30 years ago, and your dedication and teaching style continue to inspire us.

I taught myself C programming in the mid 80s. Very robust and useful language. Retired electronics systems engineer from the Defense industry, and I can still say it's my favorite software language by far. It was easy to learn, and perfect for standalone programs in radar target tracking, missile tracking, project planning, systems test and evaluation and more. Also used it for "patches" to other programs written in C source code.

Thank You for most useful 1 hour discussing programming and languages and the philosophy behind them.

Freely Quoted: If you have a problem with an operating system it is almost always related to C. Yes.... And car accidents are almost always related to car as aircraft accidents are almost always related to airplanes. Most descent code is written in C, mostly for a reason. The fact that most programmers use C for the wrong reason (it is cool so i have to) but have no clue how computers work relates to the programmers, not to the language. I see so many things go wrong using C#, Visual-whatever (for those that still stick to MicroSoft). I see so many people using children languages rather than learn a couple of well designed (often archaic) languages) that are just to prevent memory leaks. These days we choose or programming languages for ease us usage without thorough knowledge about computers. I even notice a lot of bad behaviour on modern (usualy cheap) embedded electronics that uncover use of frameworks programmers do not understand... pffff.... Sorry Chuck..... nice chap for a beer, let's leave it with that

When I get to the same age as Dr. Chuck, if I'm as excited about my work as he is about his, I'll consider it a win.

Code to unlock and Learn C is '42'

David and Dr Chuck thank you for your contribution to help people learn and grow. I hope very soon the same opportunities will be available to millions of people in South and Central America in SPANISH and FRENCH in Africa for french speakers. As a french living in Paris I feel very priviledged having these life changing courses for FREE. This is the best softpower USA can have in this world.

I think the most important language I learned was assembly on an old 8086 (and later an 8051, though that's a microcontroller and not a microprocessor). I'd learned C several years before that and almost nothing made sense to me because things were not taught properly. What is memory? What is a pointer really? Everything made sense after learning assembly. Writing code in assembly is super painful, though, so I agree with Dr Chuck, assembly and C are important to learn but shouldn't be used for most things.

Welcome to India Dr Chuck ♥, Nice Discussion on Programming Languages Journey, Thank you David ❤

Beautiful as always from Nigeria

Mr.David you are great man I like your conversation❤❤

I can't thank you guys enough for the hardwork you do to make knowledge accesible to everyone! I always recommend your channel and Dr Chuck for his amazing Python course. You guys are a treasure chest! Thank You!! 🙏🙏

I learned C only because I was assembler freak and C was way more productive, then I met Go and I love Go. If I ever need to be lower I think about C++ and Zig. But whilst C++98 is nothing new for me so C++11, C++14, C++17 etc seem to be like strangers. Zig seems to be a good choice to start from the ground level. I prefer compiled, statically typed languages but sometime opponents like: PHP, Python and just bash do the job. Thanks for the video. Cheers!

As someone interested in low level programming, this was very interesting kudos!!

First I would like to thank David and Dr. Chuck for this extraordinary informative video. From Indonesia.

Thanks for hosting Dr. Chunk.. He helped me become more better with python. Can't wait for more info from you David... ❤

glad Indian system included C as primary language in GATE engineering exam. Due to this many students have good foundation and depth knowledge in C

guilty, I should go back and continue with Dr. Chuck's python class. Thanks for posting!

Spent 20 years with OO, Solid patterns, TTD, and all the other technicalities around writing robust OO code. I was absolutely convinced this was the right way to code, especially since it makes sense representing everything using classes as construct. Until I learnt functional programming with F#. I can't see myself ever going back to OO. But hey, whatever floats your boat. :)

Thank you so much for this amazing podcast 💯💯💯💯💯

I agree to learn C but learn it first then you appreciate Python more. Then really learn C in professional environment, preferably in embedded. Thanks for this video, really great!

I think it was way back in 1984 that a colleague of mine had a C query. He accessed a Bulletin Board run by Dennis Ritchie. The response he got was almost immediate from the Guru himself and we calculated that it was around 2 AM at Bell Labs. It was amazing that he was awake at that hour.

Almost 10 years ago I took the Python for everybody specialization courses from Dr. Chuck, and that was life changing, in a good way. I don’t want to pump the expectations but the C course might be another life changing course. Thanks David for hosting these great interviews! 🙏

This man is a great professor. But above all, he's a wonderful human being.

C is great because its closer to assembly than most modern high level languages, but ultimately assembly and its variants are the best programming langugages to learn.

Was amazed how powerful C is. Never thought I'd still one most powerful after decades

david here we go again, another amazing interview

Thanks so much David

Oh wow, these stories are amazing!

Thank you very much Dr. Chuck. I'm a 62 year old person who is very interested in programming. My first project would be to turn all my bash scripts to python programs, then to C.

thankyou david for always making quality content. Yes I love your videosssssssssssssssssssss.

Thank you Dr Chuck!

Thanks so much Sir, I really appreciate👍

I learned 'C' before there was a python language. So I learned the two in reverse. But the use of the two languages can be a pretty powerful combination. I do have a 1st edition of K&R. I treasure it, and keep it in its own slip case. Great discussion.

Thank you. The video is very useful

I started with python. And i agree, it's the best way to start. Second language for me, however was assembly. Yes. Assembly (x86). I don't understand much from it, i went to C and Rust quickly from that. I gotta go back to assembly someday.

If you understand C, the levels of understanding the hardware, compilers, pointers, arrays, resource allocation ... is much, much deeper. If you only play on the upper levels, then Python. I always wish C had been updated with a bug/syntax/resource checks. C compiled code is still faster and smaller in many cases. My background was hardware debugging, it was my goto for troubleshooting! Wore out at least 3 copies of C white book. The best book ever written for programming, but takes several reads, most of the time, to get most of the nuances it is very correct, very dense.

Oh this is a brilliant talk. Timeless wisdom. I couldn't help wondering why the same kind of love and juxtaposition is hard to find about the pascal programming language - specifically the Object Pascal flavor implented in FPC/Lazarus. As a language, it reveals the exact same low-level workings of programming but with so many programmers safety features baked into the language. The object pascal flavor just allows you to write complex performant code that is really easy to read and maintain. I miss this constellation of features, speed and low-level functionality in one language. Am I the odd one out? I wonder. The FPC/Lazarus team is doing amazing work. I don't know if there is any other truly cross-platform powerful RAD tool out there that compiles to a native binary in record time.

❤great as always

Thank you for this David, would love to learn more on python

OMG... it's been decades since I last saw that Kernighan & Ritchie book! Actually I probably still have mine somewhere in storage.

I did learn C right after python, after that I picked up many other programming languages and I've been programming for 8 years now. I am self-taught though, hiring managers prefer on paper experience and love certifications and mostly degrees all of which I find lame, it is possible to still get hired but it ain't easy.

Who, Dr. Chuck on David Bombal, a must listen.

Thanks David❤

41:09 - I met Linux Torvalds when he was porting Linux to the Power PC architecture. He basically started his presentation with "I hope there aren't any Power PC users out there" and proceeded to bad-mouth the architecture for the balance of his presentation. Afterward I presented him my business card - I was vending a Power PC product with a proprietary combined SVR4.2 ESMP/BSD environment at that time. He was afraid I was going to let him have it. I told him I agreed completely with all of his observations. I also thanked him for making being a computer geek AND a Finlander cool...

back in my freshmen in college in CS days our first language is C++ and using the 1990 Turbo C++ as an IDE and me and other classmates after learning it for a whole year and we go to Java, JS, and python and we said that well it's easy to adapt now...

Awesome interview. I am currently leaning C and Python with EDX Harvard CS50. I have already done a Bootcamp prior to that I have been self teaching 4 years. Being writing code for 8 years. Please do come to NZ. If you can. It would be good to meet you and also host an event.

The first language I learned on high school was Fortran IV. I learned Algol, BASIC, PASCAL, C, MODULA 2, a tew others, then C++, then C# and JavaScript.