> C is just simpler to learn But there is a huge gap between ability to learn C and ability to write working software in C. I've inherited a small (500 loc) C

> C is just simpler to learn But there is a huge gap between ability to learn C and ability to write working software in C. I've inherited a small (500 loc) C codebase with ldpreloadable library. Guess how many crashes I've fixed already? 7! And it's a security sensitive code supposed to run under root.