I think C is useful and cool, but I strongly disagree with the final sentence of the post. I think it's a terrible language for beginners. I think it's a good language for proficient coders who want to get to the next level.

If you have a niece or nephew who likes computers and comes to you about it and you try to foist The C Programming Language on them, you will have done them a terrible disservice. 90% of people will find using Python and it's friendly packages for everything to be so much more delightful than C.