Fantastic exchange from DConf

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On Sunday, 14 May 2017 at 02:11:36 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
> On Sunday, 14 May 2017 at 00:05:56 UTC, Dibyendu Majumdar wrote:
>
>> (a) Trust the programmer.
>
> I don't understand this point. C doesn't offer the programmer 
> much to work with. If you trust the programmer, shouldn't that 
> mean you provide a large set of tools and let them decide which 
> parts to use? C is pretty much "here are some pointers, go have 
> fun".

The C99 Rationale also says: "The Committee is content to let C++ 
be the big and ambitious language. While some features of C++ may 
well be embraced, it is not the Committee’s intention that C 
become C++."

I read that as: C is mostly in preservation and fossilization 
mode. If you want new features look elsewhere. We will not rock 
the boat.

That is probably a good thing. C has its niche and it is 
comfortable there. If you want to beat C, it will not fight back. 
The only problem is to convince the C programmers to move.