Should I learn to code before university?

It is not necessary to learn to code before University. However, it is recommended that you have some coding skills to make your life easy when you go to college. I have seen students struggling to cope with programming in college just because it was their first time to code.

What should I study before CS degree?

I say you should start by reading books which deal with more concrete things, for example:

• The C Programming Language (aka K&R) (if you’re learning C, simply a must read) or some other programming language book.
• Computer Systems: A Programmer’s Perspective.

Is it beneficial 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.

How many programming languages should a CS student know?

I think every CS student should have some familiarity with at least three of those languages. But again, it’s not really about knowing a language, since the language you use in the professional world will be determined by whatever your employer uses to develop its software.

What programming language should I learn after learning C?

Atleast one should know C. If you know C then you can learn any programming language whether it is C++, Java, C# etc. Only thing that changes in each and every language is syntax. Concepts are same and the way to apply the logic is also same.

What are the prerequisites for a C programming course?

If this is an introductory programming course in a non Computer Science degree, e.g.: Electrical Engineering offering a ‘C programming course’. Then no prior knowledge is needed because they are going to teach you everything you need to know, that is the basics of algorithms and the C language itself.

Should I take an algorithms course before a computer science degree?

If this is a course in a Computer Science degree, before giving a programming class in whatever language you should be offered an Algorithms course (or more), said course can be offered in pseudo-language or in a real programming language (Pascal, C, Java, Python, …) to get you thinking in an algorithmic manner.