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Re:Why should I have written ZeroMQ in C, not C++ (2012) on Thursday December 13, 2018 @05:32AM (#18671276)
C is very safe if you are experienced and don't do anything fancy.

What else would you use apart from Ada? I wouldn't trust any language with a large runtime like Python, Java, and yes, also not Haskell.

C is very amenable to proofs that use Knuth's proof style. Also of course Frama C exists.

EDIT: If Rust is more mature, it may be an option, but I'd wait at least 5 more years until (if?) it is widely used.