One of the reasons to reach for a low level language is to have control over tradeoffs specific to your use case instead of using some pre-packaged option. Data

One of the reasons to reach for a low level language is to have control over tradeoffs specific to your use case instead of using some pre-packaged option. Data structures are a very good example. Generic data structures like those in the standard library will likely suffice for many use cases, but a low level language must give the user the control to write their own. It’s just table stakes for this type of language.