Even in 2010 I still find that many problems can be factored enough that small, focused programs can be used. Now I could bundle that functionality into a large

Even in 2010 I still find that many problems can be factored enough that small, focused programs can be used. Now I could bundle that functionality into a larger application, making a nifty class/module and all that, but sometimes it's nice to just write a C program to take care of it. I will always want something like that in my toolbox, and C is a proven tool that works well.