> It seems to me the right way to go would be to improve C such that it's more precisely specified, easier to parse, etc. Genuine question: why is that so hard?
It's not hard to specify a language that is all those things compared to C, but then it is, ipso facto, not C.
It's not hard to specify a language that is all those things compared to C, but then it is, ipso facto, not C.