c3c

> I wish we had C+: C + a few niceties (and not C ++ everything). There's a whole bunch of newer languages aiming at the space C is sitting in, but with a few additions C could be much more ergonomic without having to invent an entire new language. I’ve made a pre-processor for C to add some things I miss, although it is currently limited to what can be done without type information and has to keep compatibility with existing C syntax: https://sentido-labs.com/en/library/cedro/202106171400/ There is another language called C3 that “is a C-like language striving to be an evolution of C, rather than a completely new language”: https://github.com/c3lang/c3c If you have the time, I’d like to hear which things you miss in C. There might be something I did not imagine that could be added to Cedro.

C3: Currently being looked into https://github.com/c3lang/c3c#current-status Zig: https://ziglang.org/documentation/master/#Assembly Odin: Looks like it's a dead language, but it was on the docket. https://github.com/odin-lang/Odin/blob/master/misc/roadmap.m... Jai: https://github.com/Jai-Community/Jai-Community-Library/wiki/... eC: No clue. Not a great name for googling.

Compiler link: https://github.com/c3lang/c3c Docs: http://www.c3-lang.org This is my follow-up "Show HN" from roughly a year ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27876570). Since then the language design has evolved and the compiler has gotten much more solid. Assorted extra info: - The C3 name is a homage to the C2 language project (http://c2lang.org) which it was originally inspired by. - Although C3 mostly conforms to C syntax, the most obvious change is requiring `fn` in front of the functions. This is to simplify searching for definitions in editors. - There is a comparison with some other languages here: http://www.c3-lang.org/compare/ - The parts in C3 which breaks C semantics or syntax: http://www.c3-lang.org/changesfromc/ - Aside from the very C-like syntax, one the biggest difference between C3 and other "C competitors" is