I don't think the headline is misunderstanding anything. These things are both true: > C and C++ Prioritize Performance over Correctness > C/C++ date from an

I don't think the headline is misunderstanding anything. These things are both true: > C and C++ Prioritize Performance over Correctness > C/C++ date from an era where "correctness" in the sense the author means wasn't a feasible feature. So correctness wasn't feasible, and therefore wasn't a priority. The machines were limited, and so performance was the priority.