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> Yes it's C. But I've heard people comment "I don't like writing C, but I don't mind Postgres C".

While "Postgres C" might be wonderful, in practice learning the project's unique idioms is yet another hurdle for newcomers to overcome.



Every project has unique idioms. Let alone ones that are 30+ years old.

Idioms are a baked in cost of learning to contribute to any project.




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