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Personal PoV: I think it is important to learn the C abstraction because lots of senior people in the industry talk in that abstraction level and if you're not able to communicate on that level, it may be a communication hurdle for you.

Lots of people certainly can survive without knowing any C, I'm just saying that it is not an irrelevant thing and if you have the time to invest in learning a bit more than the basics, it is not a waste of time.

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Sure, I never said it was irrelevant or a waste of time. It can be useful and interesting. It's just not necessary, and it doesn't tell you how computers really work.

First, just wanted to say I follow your blog for a long time and use software you created for many years, so I respect you a lot!

I think we're just violently agreeing. You posted a few reasons people may feel compelled to use as reasons to learn C that are misleading. I'm just adding to that from my personal experience that learning C, even if you are not going to use it every day, also has a collateral advantage to help when talking to people who "think in C" as an abstraction.

Peace.

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