> The article itself is basically this guys journey with C and the steps he takes to get something other languages now build in (...)

Not really. The author describes he put together a framework for C that implements memory safety features.

Isn't it intellectually dishonest to criticize the adoption of libraries that provide features that other languages may or may not have built in?

What's the end goal exactly? Use safety features to write safer software, or attack anyone that hasn't mindlessly jumped onto a particular bandwagon?