Your C compiler is probably a very large C++ program written over many years and with millions of dollars worth of time poured into it. The C compiler I use tak

Your C compiler is probably a very large C++ program written over many years and with millions of dollars worth of time poured into it. The C compiler I use takes up hundreds of megabytes of space in a minimal build. So in my opinion it's interesting if someone can write something original with 80% of the useful functionality on their own, or achieve it in a different way. And their code might be more approachable/educational to people than the behemoth.