[kjellsbells]

You might not need to ever use C for C programming, but its such an influential language that its worth learning for its cultural impact alone. Eg, any discussion about pointers, compilers, memory management, string handling, or systems programming is going to take place in the intellectual framework grounded by C.

C is to modern languages like Roman civilization is to Western culture today. An essential underpinning of how we think about things, admirable in many ways, but with horrible downsides, and not to be emulated. There are still some Latin speakers, but they are confined to a niche where nothing else but Latin feels right for them. But everyone else has moved on.

[rspivak]

Agree, C's legacy is enormous.