New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Is there a simple and minimal language like C but without its footguns?
Ask HN: Is there a simple and minimal language like C but without its footguns?
4 by apoorvagk | 6 comments on Hacker News.
I want to pick a new programming language that is simple and minimal like C but does not have the type of footguns C has (segmentation faults, double-free issues, etc.) C++, Java, Rust are far from minimal. Go feels minimal but it too has a lot of features compared to C and it has a garbage collector too. Here are some things I am looking for: * Compiles down to machine code. * Does not have the footguns of C. * Simple like C. * Implementations available for all major OSes, at least, Linux, Mac, Windows, *BSDs. After extensive search I got the feeling that it is difficult to find such a language. If I am willing to let go "simple like C", then it provides a lot of options like Rust, Nim, and all. Just asking here to see if I missed something during my search.
4 by apoorvagk | 6 comments on Hacker News.
I want to pick a new programming language that is simple and minimal like C but does not have the type of footguns C has (segmentation faults, double-free issues, etc.) C++, Java, Rust are far from minimal. Go feels minimal but it too has a lot of features compared to C and it has a garbage collector too. Here are some things I am looking for: * Compiles down to machine code. * Does not have the footguns of C. * Simple like C. * Implementations available for all major OSes, at least, Linux, Mac, Windows, *BSDs. After extensive search I got the feeling that it is difficult to find such a language. If I am willing to let go "simple like C", then it provides a lot of options like Rust, Nim, and all. Just asking here to see if I missed something during my search.
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