The C Paradox

If gets() is so dangerous and should never be used,

Why was it created in first place and kept in the C standard until now?

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Type qualifiers are to programming languages as genital herpes are to sex. Itches, scratches and overall low-quality results.
When performance matters, they are invaluable.  Performance always matters.

uint32_t min:0 max:100 noboundschecks optimization_priority:4.9 align:best written_from:1 read_from:4 loop_index;