C got atomic values in C11: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.cppreference.com&#x2F;w&#x2F;c&#x2F;language&#x2F;atomic" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.cppreference.com&#x2F;w&#x2F;c&#x2F;language&#x2F;atomic</a><p>Not that I disagree with your comment in general, but atomic values do exist in many languages.