Yes I hate C. > You clearly like software written in it, ie Debian. Yes, but not because it's written in C, but because of its functionality, which can of cou

Yes I hate C. > You clearly like software written in it, ie Debian. Yes, but not because it's written in C, but because of its functionality, which can of course be implemented in other languages. > Starting a new software project wether it be embedded programing or programing on big X86-64 machines is not legacy software. The problem is why you should start a new software project, which uses C. Most used reason probably is, that C is the standard, there exists only a toolchain for C and other legacy reasons.