The trick to mastering C is to know an assembler very well. Once you understand the metal, C becomes pretty transparent. That's not true of C++, and is definitely not true of Java, C#, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Clojure, etc. The farther you get from the metal the more things start to look like magic.

From: TheSameCat<-mazin at 06/16 09:11

> Same with C. 🤣

> I’ve learned being productive is the best I’m gonna get. Feeling like I know what’s going on is probably beyond reach.