C first?

I have been studying C++, but have not done anything in the C language. I am just now getting into Polymorphism and stuff like that. I was wondering if it would be smart to stop there, and go back and learn the C language first, before doing more on C++? Or does C++ cover all that C already had? thanks for your info

C++ = C + more. Just about everything that worked in C will work in C++; the opposite is not true. For the details, ask someone smarter than me :D

Alright thanks, thats what i needed to know.

The thing I've heard C++ people suggest, which makes sense to me, is to not learn C at all if you want to be a C++ programmer. Many of the techniques that work well in C are not the preferred method in C++. For example, arrays are used all the time in C, however you rarely if ever need an array in pure C++ code. The STL's vector and other containers are used instead. Also, char* (or C-style) strings are not necessary, since the STL string is available and preferred. Given that, if you really want to be a C++ progammer I would think you would be better at it if you stayed away from learning C to avoid programming with a C mentatilty.

Well, actually some embedded systems use C. And, I use Microsoft Quick-C (circa 1990) to maintain some old programs.

But, C-only compilers are getting very rare. If you get "stuck" using one, you'll have to figure-out how to do without objects, etc. Don't waste time learning how to do stuff the C-way... work on the advanced C++ features, and then on to Graphics/GUI, or something.