I've heard this said before and it half makes intuitive sense. One example is this video at the 1 minute mark: Why C Programming Is Awesome - YouTube
I think it might have something to do with encapsulation (information hiding) and/or compiling to byte code, which is what all languages are at the end of the day.
Is it that when you execute a JavaScript program, it actually calls down to C function's to accomplish some of the tasks?
I was hoping someone could explain this.
Also of tangential note: is there any way to look "under the hood" of JavaScript or Python programs to see the C code that is involved? All the C will probably have been compiled, but are there any resources that show the source code?