You got me, fair-and-square! Speaking holistically though, most of the programs I enjoy using on a daily basis were written in either C or C++. Safer language

You got me, fair-and-square! Speaking holistically though, most of the programs I enjoy using on a daily basis were written in either C or C++. Safer languages should have a tremendous edge here, but the proof has not made its way into the pudding. Just think C works as a kind of "high-pass" filter for programmers--and is net positive to overall software quality. Memory issues? YMMV