[jki275]

Learn both. C will make you a better programmer, and C++ will set you up for success in the world.

[smt88]

What do you mean when you say C++ would set them up for success?

[jki275]

Lots of jobs for C++ programmers. It's still industry standard in many industries.

[init-as]

Fair, which one would you recommend picking up first?

[cimmanom]

C first. C++ was originally a superset of C, though my understanding is that that is no longer strictly the case.

Still, learning C will make it easier to learn C++, because C is far simpler and in order to understand C++ you’ll have to master C’s concepts anyway.

[kazinator]

C++ still the superset of a language that is a dialect of C. In terms of ISO, it's probably still closest to the C90 dialect, with some C99-like features (inline functions, // comments).

[icedchai]

Nearly everything you learn with C can be applied to C++ (though some may be frowned upon in modern code bases.) So I recommend learning C...

[jki275]

I would agree -- C first. C is foundational knowledge imo.