Comment by lelanthran

> Why does "good" C have to be zero alloc?

GP didn't say "zero-alloc", but "minimal alloc"

> Why should "nice" javaesque make little sense in C?

There's little to no indirection in idiomatic C compared with idiomatic Java.

Of course, in both languages you can write unidiomatically, but that is a great way to ensure that bugs get in and never get out.