C for Not Yet Techies

"Computer Careers: Can Put Bread on Your Table: The Meat and Potatoes Programming Language for High Tech Jobs"

by Richard Stooker, President Info Ring Press and author of Secrets of Changing to a Computer Career

Just think of it this way – C concentrates on verbs instead of nouns.

To use C you need a computer program called a compiler. This takes the program which you wrote and can understand, and turns it into the actual 000s and 111s, which the computer understands. Visual C is one of the most popular compiler programs.

C is not the easiest or fastest language to learn, but if you are an aspiring programmer, it deserves your serious attention and consideration. Most professional programmers know more than one language, and it is usually one of those. Even if you get hired to program Visual Basic or Java, chances are good you’ll be expected to be at least familiar with it.

C is taught to computer science students in college, but unless you’re really attracted to getting a degree, you want to find a more money and time efficient route to learn it for your new computer career.

You can find classes in just about any junior college, technical school or computer school. There are many online classes. Some people learn it from books or CD-ROMs. It is not a language you are going to master in "24 hours" or even "21 days," although I like the Sam's Teach Yourself Books.

No matter how you choose to learn it plan on investing in reference books and a compiler program. Plan on spending a set number of hours every weeknight evening, or weekend, or whenever your personal schedule allows.

After you’ve learned the basics, network with programmers, both online and offline. Find your local users group and attend their meetings. Visit web sites, subscribe to email listserves and participate in discussion groups on this computer career.

Next: Object Oriented Programming OOP

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