Yeah, my point was that thin shims are free, and "thick" safe shims take effort but as far as comparing with pure C is concerned you only need to compare the co

Yeah, my point was that thin shims are free, and "thick" safe shims take effort but as far as comparing with pure C is concerned you only need to compare the cost of thin shims. C doesn't have safety so the concept of a thick, safe shim is nonexistant.