> The language that exposes the machine as cleanly as possible is clearly C. It exposes the PDP-11 most cleanly. For modern machines the mismatch between the C

> The language that exposes the machine as cleanly as possible is clearly C. It exposes the PDP-11 most cleanly. For modern machines the mismatch between the C abstract machine and the actual hardware has been steadily increasing for decades. It's still close to the hardware compared to almost all other languages, but it is by no means "as cleanly as possible". It's not portable assembly like in the days of yore.