> I don't think it's very valuable to know I'd actually claim that C is very valuable to know, and while I'm at it, so is assembly. Pretty much all high level

> I don't think it's very valuable to know I'd actually claim that C is very valuable to know, and while I'm at it, so is assembly. Pretty much all high level languages are written in C (or in a language that is itself written in C). Anyone that doesn't understand enough about how a modern CPU operates and cannot implement a compiler/interpreter for a higher level language in C should not claim to be a hacker.