There are many new C ripoffs, but nobody seems to acknowledge Cyclone (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cyclone.thelanguage.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cyclone.thelanguage.org&#x2F;</a>) which is a lot older.  It was even backed by a corporation (AT&amp;T), but never succeeded.  I wonder why.