> I don't understand how your comment is a refutation of the assertion that C will teach you more about the machine than other languages. It completely hides s

> I don't understand how your comment is a refutation of the assertion that C will teach you more about the machine than other languages. It completely hides some of the most important aspects of any modern hardware from you. The only thing it really exposes you to is manual memory management, and even then the view of memory C gives you is grossly simplified compared to how memory actually works on any modern hardware. > Which language would you recommend using if you want to learn more about the machine? Pick a machine and learn that machine's assembly language.