> With modern day computing power and compilers there are better ways to tell the computer and explain your fellow programmer what you want the computer to do. In the end giving in the same (or even more efficient) CPU instructions.

It was already like that 10 years before C was invented, but their authors didn't want to invest too much resources creating an Extended Algol, PL/I or similar compiler.

ESPOL and NEWP were already available in the 60's.