> If C is so bad, why has no major language supplanted it or C++? I think a big reason is the massive codebases with legacy practices that no one has the time

> If C is so bad, why has no major language supplanted it or C++? I think a big reason is the massive codebases with legacy practices that no one has the time or money to fix or rewrite. But there are plenty of companies using newer languages for newer products, Go and Rust being prime examples. As to your points about the Rust community, there are some people who make it a religious thing (although Rust isn't especially abnormal in this regard; there are fanatics everywhere), but I think you're exaggerating.