Not really. It was a choice for C and C++ and it has a very solid low level implementation and efficiency motivation. Unfortunately, it also became a curse for

Not really. It was a choice for C and C++ and it has a very solid low level implementation and efficiency motivation. Unfortunately, it also became a curse for these languages. After many decades of existence, they still haven't introduced proper multidimensional arrays, other than a hodgepodge of competing library implementations.