It's a good point. To be fair, any system that lasts as long as C has will have legacy cruft that you need to learn to step around and it's hard to get rid of.

It's a good point. To be fair, any system that lasts as long as C has will have legacy cruft that you need to learn to step around and it's hard to get rid of. Relative to other standards, C has been remarkably disciplined at keeping things clean.