[xigoi]

How are you supposed to learn concepts like higher-order functions if you only know C, for example?

[hardware2win]

If mathematicans did it, then why we, computer people wouldnt?

[rosetremiere]

In my opinion, having it baked it into a language you use allows a sort of internalization of the concept by practice/use. You don't just get the idea, but get a feel for it.

[scns]

The book Functional C by Hartel & Muller.

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Functional-C-Hartel-Mu...

[wiseowise]

Read about them?

[xigoi]

What is that good for if you can't use them for anything?

[wiseowise]

What is that good for in other language if your day job is in C?

[xigoi]

You know, there are programmers that don't code only as their job, or don't even have a (programming) job.