About programing, a general question

[Boggess Rod]

>OS. So as in future, I would be turning towards Linux, I guess C would
be
>good (based on the suggestions of the community members) though I
always
>understand that there are principle which are to be grasped at first
and
>these are same irrespective of the language adopted via interest.
Possibly,
>C++ would not be that easy to start with (without knowing C!!) as it is
>merely the 'More C', what guys comment. Perhaps, taking the first
priority
>as Linux, I hope I would not be having bad luck if I starting with C
and
>simultaneously look into the basics of Linux too.

If you learn C with the intention of becoming a C++ programmer, I hope I
never have to program with you. Trying to teach someone the concepts of
Object Oriented Programming when they believe that the only difference
between C and C++ is that C++ is an extension of C is akin to being
stuck in a traffic jam in a flying car because it's just an extension of
a car. If you really want to know C++, then learn C++. If you already
know C, it will make the syntax easier, but you'll still have to learn
how to use the new syntax, and that will have to start with unlearning
EVERYTHING you learned in C -- the difference between a function-centric
program and a data-centric program is a vast gulf. Both will ferry you
to Hades, but one drops you off at Tartarus and the other delivers you
to the Elysian Fields.

Seriously, it's much easier to learn C after you've learned C++. If you
know C++, the only thing you'll need to learn to program in C is how to
grit your teeth silently. C and C++ are my two favorite languages, and
I've been in this business a very long time, and I'm actually better at
C. It's really not about the syntax. Oh, and C is not nearly the oldest
daughter of Formula Translation (ForTran) -- Beginners All-purpose
Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC) is. (I'm really showing my age here.)