C is unique because it's really easy to mentally compile C code into assembler. Scheme is more "magical". The more I learn about assembler, the more I appreci

C is unique because it's really easy to mentally compile C code into assembler. Scheme is more "magical". The more I learn about assembler, the more I appreciate how C deals with dirty work like calling conventions, register allocation, and computing struct member offsets, while still giving you control of the machine. On the other hand, some processor primitives like carry bits are annoyingly absent from the C language.