You don't need to add a disclaimer about your workplace. It doesn't contribute at all to your question. I do not think C is a "crumbling foundation". I would n

You don't need to add a disclaimer about your workplace. It doesn't contribute at all to your question. I do not think C is a "crumbling foundation". I would not suggest that C be used for large scale engineering efforts, but it's a relatively well-defined language with semantics dictated by a formal standard. A lot of research has gone into C compilers, which are state-of-the-art. With that said, one of the biggest complaints I hear about C++ is that it still has the legacy of C embedded in it.