I am a Hobbyist Java programmer and I would like to further my programming skill

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I am a Hobbyist Java programmer and I would like to further my programming skills by learning C or C++ and Python.

I have read many C vs C++ articles but none of them contain the information I'm looking for.

I would like to know if it is better to learn C or C++. In most articles I read most people recommend C++ saying that it is better because it is OO and is easier to write GUIs in or they don't recommend C saying that you will learn bad FO habits.

But I can program in Java which is OO so the FO habits won't stick. As for the GUI, I think python might be better suited at handling that.

I would also like to know which is better for python. i.e. which works more well with python or which runs faster with python etc.

So do you recommend C and python and java or C++ and Python and Java

P.S I do most of my programming on linux.

Explanation / Answer

Learn C.

You know a OOP language already and if you want to learn as hobbyist C will keep you more interested. You can learn C++ any time you want. Also learning C might give you better idea of internal working of Linux machine that you may delve into being a hobbyist programmer.

As for what language is better. It would be bad question and possibly worst answer if I choose any. They both are adept at doing what they do.

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