https://www.quora.com/If-Dennis-Ritchie-can-develop-a-programming-language-in-a-few-years-why-can-we-not-master-it-in-few-years-Why-does-it-take-a-lifetime-1/answer/Ian-Joyner-1

If Dennis Ritchie can develop a programming language in a few years, why can we not master it in few years? Why does it take a lifetime?Ian Joyner's answer: Too often I see these kinds of statements that Ritchie designed this ‘brilliant’ language in a vacuum. Two things wrong with that. 1. C is not a brilliant language. It is full of flaws and compromises. It compromised on compiler technology, forever forcing programmers to tak...www.quora.com