Help me decide D or C

[bachmeier]

On Wednesday, 31 July 2019 at 18:38:02 UTC, Alexandre wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I would like an honest opinion.
> I have a beginner level (able to do very small programs) in a 
> few languages  such as python, go, C, guile(scheme) and common 
> lisp. I want to pick a language and go deep with it and focus 
> on only one for at least the next 2 years or so.
>
> Should I go for C and then when I become a better programmer 
> change to D?
> Should I start with D right now?
>
> The reason I am considering starting with C: since I am a 
> beginner, obvious I will need lots of books, tutorials, videos 
> etc. And I believe C would have more resources and maybe a low 
> level to help with programming in general. And, when I need a 
> more powerful language, I would than learn D. Since you know 
> the good and the ugly of the D programming language I wonder, 
> what you would think would be the best to do right now?
>
> Thank you for your help!

What is your goal? In my opinion, learning C is a waste of time 
in 2019 unless you have something specific in mind related to a 
job. C is mostly "fun with segmentation faults". Most of your 
time is not spent solving problems. If you want to be productive, 
choose D, Go, Rust, C++, or just about anything but C.