C is not perfect. It's closer to assembly, but you can't do anything useful without reinventing most things that is already done in C++.
C++ STD lib is not a big mess. At least, I am using it for decades. I don't know if you really used it because those who are against STD doesn't understand the point of abstractions and it's utility. They always tend to cite why would I use vector when I can create a "simple" linked list myself with pointers.
C++ STD lib is not a big mess. At least, I am using it for decades. I don't know if you really used it because those who are against STD doesn't understand the point of abstractions and it's utility. They always tend to cite why would I use vector when I can create a "simple" linked list myself with pointers.