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Kate Gregory: Stop Teaching C First in C++

CppCon · Talk · 1 h 0 min · 2015 · YouTube title: CppCon 2015: Kate Gregory “Stop Teaching C"
Why it's here

HN people cite it constantly in C versus C++ debates as the case for teaching modern C++ idioms rather than C first.

What it covers

Kate Gregory argues at CppCon 2015 that C++ should be taught without starting from C: no char* strings, printf or raw arrays at first, with references before pointers.