[flohofwoe]

> but it's a frustrating experience from another era

Are you using C99 features? I find the "new" features extremely enjoyable, it feels like a different language compared to C89 or the common C/C++ subset.

[seabird]

I am, but C99 doesn't fix the various sharp corners and gotchas that are littered throughout language.

I don't say any of this as a dig at C, but at ~50 years old, it definitely shows its age.