Note that C is modern enough so all the thread stuff that you don't want to do yourself _can_ be done by a library, if you prefer. Why? Because the language alr

Note that C is modern enough so all the thread stuff that you don't want to do yourself _can_ be done by a library, if you prefer. Why? Because the language already supports all the necessary primitives, like control over memory ordering. I don't necessarily think that more is required in a language. Why would you want in a language what can be easily provided by a library?