> that X or Y new language completely avoids C pitfalls
Yeah, you don't even need a new, hip language to avoid C's pitfalls.
> Portability does not equal 'without blemishes'. It simply means that when compiled across platforms it will perform as expected.
By that measure, C is not portable, since it will behave differently across multiple platforms – or multiple compilers, multiple compiler versions, even multiple optimization settings.
The quotes I selected do not change the context, nor do they feign a different context. Unfortunately, since you replied with nothing but a snarky comment, I do not know in what way you think I misrepresented your arguments.
Yeah, you don't even need a new, hip language to avoid C's pitfalls.
> Portability does not equal 'without blemishes'. It simply means that when compiled across platforms it will perform as expected.
By that measure, C is not portable, since it will behave differently across multiple platforms – or multiple compilers, multiple compiler versions, even multiple optimization settings.