Many people say that a programmer should know C , I want to know why? And is it necessary?

Question

Many people say that a programmer should know C ، I want to know why? And is it necessary?

Answer 1

It's not necessary but it's a great language if you are a beginner in programming, some people call C an alphabet of programming too, but if you already know a lot but you don't know C, you aren't missing on too much