C syntax is only better than Rust's because of its simplicity. If C were as semantically rich as Rust it'd be more of an unreadable mess. That said, C's syntac

C syntax is only better than Rust's because of its simplicity. If C were as semantically rich as Rust it'd be more of an unreadable mess. That said, C's syntactic missteps appear to be accidents, while Rust delights itself in being ugly.