Do you need to learn C before C++?

There is no need to learn C before learning C++ . They are different languages. It is a common misconception that C++ is in some way dependent on C and not a fully specified language on its own. Just because C++ shares a lot of the same syntax and a lot of the same semantics, does not mean you need to learn C first.

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What’s wrong with Codecademy?

Codecademy Problem 1: It Doesn’t Teach the Mindset It’s fantastic to know a language by heart, but being a programmer is more than simply being able to memorize syntax. It’s about having a particular mindset and learning how to break a problem down, solve it with algorithmic thinking, and then code the solution.

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