Well, C is simpler than C++. That means it's simpler to understand exactly what is happening. It's not that far removed from an assembly language. And you real

Well, C is simpler than C++. That means it's simpler to understand exactly what is happening. It's not that far removed from an assembly language. And you really can't beat C for FFI. If you have a common library you want to share among many different platforms, C is the way to go.