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What's is your opinion on the skill level you need to acquire in a language to consider "I know this language"? I speak 6 languages, each with a different level of skill, and I am always wondering whether it's ridiculous to consider that "I speak this language" if you don't at least have a quite good command of it. Where do you put the barrier?

I believe it is socially acceptable to shit yourself, as long as the purpose is to win a Marathon.

Hi,

This sounds like something that might have been asked in the past, but: Why C language?? I am doing CS50 through edx and I am loving the challenge. I see that most other MOOC focus on Python to teach the basics of programming, so I was surprised that you picked C. The pre-configured appliance is great, but if you have the spirit of configure your own tools, then the headers, linkings, compilers and all that can give you lots of great headaches... It's pretty exciting and adventurous, but I am not sure if that's the reason why you picked it...

Anyways, congratulations! The lectures are great and engaging. Although they are pretty long, to follow them feels lighter, easier and more entertaining than to follow 10 minutes videos in other MOOCs...