I think their point is that C is sufficiently close to assembler that you know exactly what assembly any given line of C will produce. This is an old canard whi

I think their point is that C is sufficiently close to assembler that you know exactly what assembly any given line of C will produce. This is an old canard which is not really true (https://zenhack.net/2015/08/02/c-is-not-portable-assembly.html https://zenhack.net/2015/08/02/c-is-not-portable-assembly.ht...), but it's common among people who derive a sense of identity from writing C.