"Messier" is a matter of perspective. C is a beautifully clear and mature language, but some of the missing features (delegates for one) often leads to unnecessarily convoluted code.
Hejlsberg describes it quite well as "Simplexity", roughly speaking, when the tools are too crude, the produced result might not look as refined as with better tools. http://www.artima.com/intv/simplexity.html 2011/1/2 Jimmy Cao <jcao...@gmail.com>: > On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 12:38 AM, Caligo <iteronve...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I agree with you on this. For example, Linus Torvald hates C++ and >> probably for good reasons. > > I think he hates C++ because it's messier than C. Many things are messier > than C, including D. > > > > >
