I'm just saying that it's technically possible to implement anything (including what you describe) without being forced to use C (though perhaps awkward), so it

I'm just saying that it's technically possible to implement anything (including what you describe) without being forced to use C (though perhaps awkward), so it's not safe to assume that someone who doesn't know C is ignorant of the low-level. At the same time it's obviously not rational to ignore C just for the sake of it. I do like C myself and plan to continue using it. I've been looking in to OCaml recently and as someone else in the comments indicated, they seem like they'd make a good team.