[krychu]

> The problem with c is that you must have a comprehensive dictionary in your brain with tons of corner cases to know what is or is not undefined in any given compiler setting.

The cases of undefined behavior in the C standard are independent of compiler settings or options.

> If C could have a consistent set of rules …

The C language has a well-defined standard, but the presence of undefined behavior is a deliberate aspect of that standard.

[throwawaymaths]

Deliberateness is not the same as consistency.

You can have well defined standards, that are wildly inconsistent. For example, in python, in file A:

    def get(dict, key):
      return dict[key]

In file B:

    def get(key, dict):
      return dict[key]

Imagine working in this codebase!