Yes, but the small utility is used to save time, and thus energy. If it is not written because it is too expensive / complex to do it in C, then people will con

Yes, but the small utility is used to save time, and thus energy. If it is not written because it is too expensive / complex to do it in C, then people will continue to waste energy. It is better to have the utility even if it is not perfectly implemented than not having it