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>The reason we have so much C code powering the world is that (1) there wasn't anything better when that code was written...

Right, but the criticism he received for his first post was not primarily about choosing the wrong language or about refusing to rewrite in a different language now. It was primarily about downplaying the role of C in the security issues that were found.

The rest of the debate, at least as I read it, was not so much criticism as it was a generic debate about the pros and cons of various programming languages like we're having one every other day on here and on reddit.

Choosing C back then was clearly justified for a project like curl given all the constraints and considerations. And for a rewrite to be a net positive in terms of security probably takes years, not to mention the huge effort that someone would have to put into it.