Solod: A Go Subset That Compiles to C for Systems Programming
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TheWiggles
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Summary
Solod is a strict subset of the Go programming language that compiles to regular C code, designed for systems programming with manual memory management and zero runtime overhead. It maintains Go's syntax, type safety, and tooling while removing features like channels, goroutines, closures, and generics to create a simpler language suitable for C-level systems work. The project provides a language tour, standard library, playground, examples, testing tools, benchmarks, and documentation for developers interested in using Go-like syntax for C programming tasks.
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So supports structs, methods, interfaces, slices, multiple returns, and defer. To keep things simple, there are no channels, goroutines, closures, or generics.
So is for systems programming in C, but with Go's syntax, type safety, and tooling.
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