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[_pius]

Furthermore, do you know anyone who doesn't know C but is still excellent at coding/computer-science?

I think this guy somehow did OK, even without knowing C: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCarthy_(computer_scienti...

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Bah! Sounds like a typical academic. http://blog.fogus.me/2011/04/07/academics-vs-the-real-world/

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Ah yes... The inventor of LISP.