> I think if you want to compete with Rust, C or Zig you want to have a rich standard library. C's standard library is rather spartan and includes some securit

> I think if you want to compete with Rust, C or Zig you want to have a rich standard library. C's standard library is rather spartan and includes some security issues. What C does have is a) interoperability-friendliness, b) a vast ecosystem. People should learn lessons from C++'s success and understand how important it is to be able to easily consume C libraries.