C++ can be quite readable, but C can't be particularly magical. If I were Linus and I spent my days reviewing patches from all sorts of folks to a very large co

C++ can be quite readable, but C can't be particularly magical. If I were Linus and I spent my days reviewing patches from all sorts of folks to a very large codebase, I'd be inclined to prefer a language that can't do anything unless you ask for it.