The author of the OP also has a response to your second link:

http://warp.povusers.org/OpenLetters/ResponseToTorvalds.html

Embedded systems, 128 bytes of RAM. I really do just want portable assembly.

But you don't have it, unfortunately. At that level C is just as unsuitable. Time to break out your assembler. ;)

To put that in perspective, 128 bytes is an x64 program's stack's red zone. :D

> If you have an example of C being a better fit for a problem than C++, feel free to share it.

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/