How you learn C greatly impacts the code you will be writing. The language allows too much freedom for a beginner and things can go bad quickly if you aren't r

How you learn C greatly impacts the code you will be writing. The language allows too much freedom for a beginner and things can go bad quickly if you aren't rigorous about developing the right habits. Years of experience helping people and seeing it happen first-hand is what leads to these strong opinions that you interpret as gatekeeping.