Guys, I know Javascript and want to learn C. How difficult is the transition? Is there any other language that is very similar to Javascript? The idea is to build desktop apps/games.

@azuredivay Thanks, will do this.

JavaScript is the only language which is so horribly written

@rookiepatty Don't say that to Javascript, he is a nice guy with the beginners. >:|

Javascript and C or C# or Java or any other compiled language are nothing alike. There'll be a learning curve. You cam build games in JS though, look at electron for desktop apps. Although I'd recommend learning a better language than JS to do those things.

@smithalan2 What language would you recommend and why? Is it true that C++ is too hard?

TypeScript

You can use electron to build a desktop app with javascript, html and css ! I don't think you'll get to farm rv with games though haha

You can keep Javascript and make games with Unity.
Or you can use AS3/AIR to make apps/games for Android, iOs or desktops. I recommand Starling/Feathers

@u205517 c++ would be a lot harder than JS, but that doesn't mean it's too hard to learn, it's a very powerful language, the only awkward thing about it from a beginners point of view is you have to manage memory yourself, which is great if you have the patience for it, but horrible if you can't wrap your head around it. I'd recommend learning C before c++ anyway as C is a lot smaller or a language.

The language I'd recommend to start learning? I'd recommend Java. It's relatively easy to learn, very popular, quite powerful, portable and there's loads of learning resources available for it.