Yes, I think we're actually all in agreement here. The common point is that TFA's argument that we need to keep C because it's faster is invalid. The GP's poi

Yes, I think we're actually all in agreement here. The common point is that TFA's argument that we need to keep C because it's faster is invalid. The GP's point is that it is not in fact faster because of all the things you need to do to produce code that can actually be deployed in today's world. My point is that even if C were faster (which it actually isn't) that would not matter because C is unsafe even with all the extra stuff that people stick onto it to try to make it safe. So the original claim is really a judgement call that speed matters more than safety, and this is not something about which there is any kind of consensus.