Which of the language is good for a complete beginner who hasn't programmed before but willing to learn programming from ground up. I know the pros and cons. Of assembly like it been difficult and all that, and i also know the pros and cons of C. But which language will you recommend for someone who is willing to sacrifice the time and money to learn programming. I plan on learning the basis of computer, learning everything possible and interact closely with the system. I even plan on making an OS using linux kernel from the scratch in the near future.
I do not plan to learn programming just to start creating software in the next six months or 1 year but plan on learning stuff and everything possible for at least the next 4 or 5 years(i know programming is a continous process, you never stop learning).

You can learn both together, they have non intrusive syntax so there will be no confusion combining them.

For a complete beginner, I'll say learn with C before assembly ;cos once you understand low-level programming concepts with C (which is easier), assembly won't be that difficult for you to apply. Some people say C is just abstracted assembly besides C++, java, C# and several other languages are derived from C so a good understanding of C is beneficial .

Bluemagnificient and gudbio1 thanks for ur contribution...
@gudbio1..i have seen lots of comment online frm programmers wishing they have learnt assembly before C, so of them say it's difficult because they get used to C syntax with statement like 'if' , 'else', etc. What's ur take on dis?

Well I've done some hardware programming using 8051 assembly in school, it was for a short duration and the concepts learnt in C helped me to understand the lessons. Programming with assembly is working directly with the memory, so if you understand the concept of arrays, pointers, memory allocation in C language you will know "whys" in assembly. Using C for hardware programming is better because of the abstraction, for instance a delay function for 8051 assembly in C is just one line of code but in assembly you'll do the calculation and memory allocation yourself, more lines of code . Assembly is better used when performance is required. I'll advise that before you learn any assembly version , first learn ANSI C (pure c language)

GoodBoi1: Well I've done some hardware programming using 8051 assembly in school, it was for a short duration and the concepts learnt in C helped me to understand the lessons. Programming with assembly is working directly with the memory, so if you understand the concept of arrays, pointers, memory allocation in C language you will know "whys" in assembly. Using C for hardware programming is better because of the abstraction, for instance a delay function for 8051 assembly in C is just one line of code but in assembly you'll do the calculation and memory allocation yourself, more lines of code . Assembly is better used when performance is required. I'll advise that before you learn any assembly version , first learn ANSI C (pure c language)

thanks

I beg to differ. Ppl who strt with d easier route ar often too pampered and spoiled to go for d harder option. So i'll say go for assembly. Master it till it becomes natural,then u may try c. Then u'll know y c does thngs d way it does, and how to bypass it if you dnt like somof its methods.

asalimpo: I beg to differ. Ppl who strt with d easier route ar often too pampered and spoiled to go for d harder option. So i'll say go for assembly. Master it till it becomes natural,then u may try c. Then u'll know y c does thngs d way it does, and how to bypass it if you dnt like somof its methods.

thanks for your contribution

pjosh1: Which of the language is good for a complete beginner who hasn't programmed before but willing to learn programming from ground up. I know the pros and cons. Of assembly like it been difficult and all that, and i also know the pros and cons of C. But which language will you recommend for someone who is willing to sacrifice the time and money to learn programming. I plan on learning the basis of computer, learning everything possible and interact closely with the system. I even plan on making an OS using linux kernel from the scratch in the near future.
I do not plan to learn programming just to start creating software in the next six months or 1 year but plan on learning stuff and everything possible for at least the next 4 or 5 years(i know programming is a continous process, you never stop learning).

Reconsidering your post again, you should start with assembly, @asalimpo is right, but materials out there might assume you already know how to program

GoodBoi1: Reconsidering your post again, you should start with assembly, @asalimpo is right, but materials out there might assume you already know how to program

they are alot of materials for beginners and courses at sites like vtc,infiniteskills and udacity.