It kind of depends on what you want to do. If you're going to stick with web programming, I'm not sure C is very practical, but it will give you exposure to concepts that may give you a better theoretical understanding of programming and computer science concepts overall. If you want to get into say, iOS application development, it's a great idea. marijane white On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Lepczyk, Timothy <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi All, > > I work in a digital library and am transitioning to something more like a > programmer and less like a librarian. My strengths are in xslt and unix, > but I've been working some with php and ruby on rails. I'm trying to learn > as much as I can, and am considering enrolling in an intro to C programming > class (free through my university's night school). > > Is this worthwhile, or should I focus my attention elsewhere? > > Thanks, > > Tim Lepczyk >