What is an example in which knowing C will make me write better code in any other language?

Question

In the Stack Overflow podcasts, Joel Spolsky constantly harps on Jeff Atwood about Jeff not knowing how to write code in C. His statement is that \"knowing C helps you write bet

Answer 1

It's hard to quantify exactly, but having an understanding of C will give your more insight into how higher-level language constructs are implemented, and as a consequence you'll be better able to use the constructs in an intelligent manner.