I don't think they are really that much in love with C aside from a few niche areas. The compiler itself still generates worse code when in C mode as it only e

I don't think they are really that much in love with C aside from a few niche areas. The compiler itself still generates worse code when in C mode as it only exists for back-compat. When I worked there it was explicitly said that the new "universal" (or whatever they are called now) APIs were explicitly not targeting C. C++ on the other hand seemed to be undergoing a new renaissance. They have added some newer C features but only those required by the C++ standard.