Even if that was the tradeoff, your average C/C++ program isn't notably fast or lean.
The C programs I use daily are generally very fast, very lean and very stable: Programs such as linux, terminals, shells, vim, etc.
I’ll take a Qt application over the Electron garbage that we see all the time nowadays.
The C programs I use daily are generally very fast, very lean and very stable: Programs such as linux, terminals, shells, vim, etc.