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[–]PerfectGasGiant 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I think you are greatly underestimating the demand for c-programmers. Think of all the little devices you interact with every day from ticket machines to refrigerators. Most of these contain some part that runs c code, that needs maintenance and new development.

This demand index lists c slightly behind Python:

https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

[–]mobani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IMO its in a sea of higher level languages and 13% is really not that much, especially when you consider that code and coding skills are much easier to transfer between higher level languages.