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 - Because it can fit in my head
 - Because if you can implement something in C, you can implement it anywhere else
 - Because it can be made faster if need be, e.g., with a multi-threading library like OpenMP, or by adding more algorithmic complexity
+- **Because there are few abstractions between it and the bare metal: C -> assembly = CPU instructions**, leading to fewer errors beyond the programmer's control.
 
 ## Getting started