for some applications it really might be easier to write a little thing than integrate into some giant framework. and I do think that building these things real

for some applications it really might be easier to write a little thing than integrate into some giant framework. and I do think that building these things really helps one understand what's going on in all those layers but I have to agree about C. unless the whole point is to ingrate with some existing codebase, there are several language choices which should turn this from a day or two of work to an hour or two - with a more robust outcome