This approach may be used for portability or convenience; by using C as an intermediate language, it is not necessary to develop machine-specific code generators.
Using C for web service development is not practical for most applications.
The table below shows names, symbols and definition for the four kinds of triads (using C as root).
The table below shows names, symbols, and definitions for the various kinds of seventh chords (using C as root).
I tried using C some years ago without much success.
But using C you want another shot as soon as the effect wears off.
Passengers using Terminal C can now rent baggage carts for $1.50.
However, it is not practical to use naturally-occurring C for tracer studies.
Both are apparently programmed using verbal C or C++ commands.