I have to say that I like the perspective. I think that a good programmer should be able to use virtually any good language to create anything.
In particular, it seems worthwhile, if for example one is well versed in say Ruby, to learn C to get at the root of what is occurring "under the hood". I really enjoy Ruby, but I'm learning C to fully immerse myself in what is occurring with the bits and bytes (or at least the bytes).
In particular, it seems worthwhile, if for example one is well versed in say Ruby, to learn C to get at the root of what is occurring "under the hood". I really enjoy Ruby, but I'm learning C to fully immerse myself in what is occurring with the bits and bytes (or at least the bytes).