[yetihehe]

> Code should be dumb and easily maintainable.

We now have enough resources to do this. When C was created, we had to do those tricks to have good performance. Currently C is best used for constrained devices, where sometimes you need those tricks.

> If it is not, you, yes ... you, made the wrong choice for the programming language.

Or your project manager or CTO, or some other stakeholder.