C has very low entry level, providing that you have some knowledge about memory management. When, as a Java developer, I had to quickly deliver some exchange connector using given .h and .so, I chose C, because C++ had too high entry level. If C is a sharp knife, C++ is a rotating pell post full of sharp knives. You can cut yourself even if you think you're safe.
But I find string management in C awful and would like to borrow it from C++. Only the string management
That's the neat thing about C++. You don't have to use any of it that you don't want to.
Oh, perfect! I was getting tired of using functions. goto ought to be enough for anyone. Except I keep getting a compiler error when I don't use them. A little help?
Do you get a dopamine hit out of this?
Nothing about a dopamine hit out of it, no. Something about _main being an undefined symbol. Are you familiar with that error message?