Php took the approach of implementing many of its libraries using existing C libraries. They may change the parameters and packaging, but they are only reinvent

Php took the approach of implementing many of its libraries using existing C libraries. They may change the parameters and packaging, but they are only reinventing the interfaces, not the implementation. It's one of the reasons for Php's early success, despite being a somewhat clunky language. Therefore if anyone out there wants to invent Yet Another Language, try to piggyback on existing C libraries to speed up library creation.