[SlySherZ]

Note: I didn't watch the video yet and my opinion might change by then.

C teaches you something very useful, which is how the computer works under the hood. Most things you do in C loosely match to what the computer does, and learning C helps you understanding the computer.

I'm not saying that it's a good language to start with, but it's okay. Unlike C++.

IMO, C++ is the worst possible language to start with. The reason for this is that C++ tries to support everything, often using handy but cryptic syntax. C++ doesn't guide you to program one way or another, it simply adapts to every possible way to solve the problem. This might be good on the hands of someone that already knows how to solve the problem, but it's completly overwhelming for a begginer. It feels like you're taking the wrong turn at every step.

A much better alternative would be JavaScript. Yes, it does have flaws, but it's much simpler and has personality.

[lucidguppy]

The argument is that learning C before C++ teaches you how to program C++ wrong. Nothing more, nothing less.

I wasn't judging C++ as a beginner language. I wasn't judging C either.

[userbinator]

IMHO "wrong" being mostly the opinion of the evangelists who think C++ is a completely different language, and have been trying to push it in that direction, but it's still mostly C at the core with a thick layer of abstraction/indirection on top. Don't believe all the hype. "Climbing the ladder of abstraction" is the best way to learn how everything works.

[SlySherZ]

I disagree with this part: "learning C before C++ teaches you how to program C++ wrong".

IMO the problem isn't so much about learning C or not. It's about which other languages do you learn alongside it.

You need to practice in a language that encourages OOP and a little bit of functional programming, like JS or Ruby.

If you know Ruby and C already, using C++ well will be much easier :)