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Simple, robust systems language

No hidden control flow or allocations: the rising systems language (and what Bun is written in).

Andrew Kelley's 2016 systems language: no hidden control flow, no hidden allocations, comptime metaprogramming instead of templates. It is also a C compiler and cross-compilation toolchain so good that projects adopt it just for that. Bun and TigerBeetle are the flagships. Pre-1.0 and moving deliberately: the bet on where systems software goes next.

Who it's for

Systems programmers who want a simpler, safer C replacement with explicit control.

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