Having said that, #C is probably my favourite language/ecosystem combo. Yes, there is no simple `npm install`, and build systems can be cumbersome, but I love how a complete ecosystem bootstrapping is basically `brew install gcc make cmake autoconf`, compiling is fast, and subsequent builds even faster. And you can compile most code from 30 years ago without much hassle.
@kytta how do you feel about https://faultlore.com/blah/c-isnt-a-language/ ?
(I'm probably not capable of an intelligent conversation about this because it's not my world, but I do think about it. This is a polite way of dissuading you from putting too much effort into a reply, should you be inclined. 😋)