>decide to learn C
>install gcc, get a text editor like Vim
>grab "The C Programming Language" by K&R, read and code every example
>master pointers, arrays, structs, memory alloc mess up 100 times to learn
>debug your segfaults alone for 30 mins before Googling
>build projects: simple game, file parser, something that crashes your box
>grind DSA: linked lists, trees in C
>join /g/ on 4chan or r/C_Programming for roast sessions
>6 months of this hell? you're competent