[peter lee]

Like @insidious I like C for its simplicity. Nothing is abstracted, there are only a few pretty simple rules to follow, and it's difficult to fuck everything up if you pay attention to what you're doing. On the other hand, strings are a bit of a bitch to work with (coming from a functional/OO background), but it's manageable.

What is difficult about c-strings? I am not trying to be discourteous.