Or just use an IDE so you can focus on the language rather than his idea of the ...

kstenerud on Nov 20, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Warning: Do not use an IDE

Or just use an IDE so you can focus on the language rather than his idea of the proper (command line) tooling. This would be ESPECIALLY helpful for complete beginners. I've taught many people C, and it's always gone a LOT smoother with an IDE.