> C was elevated to a role of prestige and power We didn't do it to annoy you or to foist bad APIs on you. We did it because it was the best language for writ

> C was elevated to a role of prestige and power We didn't do it to annoy you or to foist bad APIs on you. We did it because it was the best language for writing machine code at the time. By miles. Not understanding why this is true will lead you to make all the same mistakes the languages "bested" by C made.