C is such a Blub language lol

Optional is `Option<T>`

Zero-copy is `&T`

Mutation is `&mut T`

Diehard C programmers have Stockholm Syndrome for the language because they like to show off how they can be productive in a bad language. If they took a few months to learn C++ / Rust / C# / any language that has solved this, they'd have to admit that they staked a lot of their ego on a language that constantly makes them jump through hoops. Because they love showing that they're good hoop-jumpers.

But any noobie who's a year into programming will say "Oh cool, in those languages I don't have null pointer exceptions" and never learn C. Good!