>>fast startup That's a real improvement. >>programs in C usually do much less with more code than high level languages Ok. So? >>Once the project gets real

>>fast startup That's a real improvement. >>programs in C usually do much less with more code than high level languages Ok. So? >>Once the project gets really big and complex, C starts to get slower and harder to optimize than some higher level languages True. The speed boost isn't automatic. It's up to the programmer to write fast code. I have nothing against high-level languages and garbage collection. They certainly have a place. But if you use high-level languages exclusively, you'll never (or rarely) have the special joy of seeing your program run at the full speed of the hardware.