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| buffet | Odin | |
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| 12 | 84 | |
| 410 | 5,641 | |
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| 2.5 | 9.9 | |
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| C | Odin | |
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buffet
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The case against an alternative to C
Made this C lib for exactly the reasons you mention. I love C but got mad at the constant bounds errors and copying.
https://github.com/alcover/buffet
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Proposal for a full-fledged C String
Dynamic allocation, SSO, views, refcounting, etc.. are spread on various implementations.
C++ separates string and string_view. And they're not fully compatible. (Ex. you can't concat cross-type !?).
Rust has str, &str, String Box, ... ?
In the spirit of "a slice of a string is still a string", why not pack it all into a single type ? And offer security in the process.
Here's the scheme : https://github.com/alcover/buffet/raw/main/assets/schema.png
Here's the code : https://github.com/alcover/buffet
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One String to Rule Them All
Buffet
- Buffet - polymorphic C buffer in 16 bytes with SSO, views, refcount
- Buffet – An All-inclusive Buffer for C
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Hacker News top posts: Mar 8, 2022
Buffet – An All-inclusive Buffer for C\ (63 comments)
- Buffet
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Langage C : un type polymorphe de buffer avec SSO, Views, refcount, en seulement 16 octets
Buffet
Odin
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Zig, Rust, and Other Languages
There's also Odin[0] too. I tried using them all and Odin was pretty nice. Nim is also good too but a lot more features.
But - I concluded that language matters a lot less compared to APIs. Yes, the language should have enough good features to let the programmers express themselves, but overall well designed APIs matter a lot more than language. For example -tossing most of the C stdlib and following a consistent coding style (similar to one described here -[1]), with using Arenas for memory allocation, I can be just as productive in C.
[0] - https://odin-lang.org
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Odin Programming Language
I highly recommend looking at:
* The Overview: <https://odin-lang.org/docs/overview/>
* examples/demo: <https://github.com/odin-lang/Odin/blob/master/examples/demo/...>
As for the first example: a basic lexing example is probably boring, but it does show some basic ideas of what the language is about. If people want to write better examples or just reorder the current ones, please feel free to make an issue or PR on the website's GitHub page: <https://github.com/odin-lang/odin-lang.org>.
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babel tree
I use Odin primarily, it’s C-level but pascal/Go syntax and inspiration https://odin-lang.org/
- Botlib: Telegram Bots in C by Antirez
- "Odin is a general-purpose programming language with distinct typing built for high performance, modern systems and data-oriented programming."
- Austral Programming Language
- Small Joys with Odin
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Can't decide what engine/library/framework I want to master
Website: https://odin-lang.org/
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Download Odin and get started today! Includes binding to popular video game libraries
Get it from the website: https://odin-lang.org/ -- Odin includes bindings to popular gamedev libraries & APIs such as Raylib, SDL, DirectX, OpenGL and Vulkan.
- Check this odin file out for a demo of many of the language's features. It comes with the compiler inside the examples folder. I refer to it all the time when I need to figure out how to do something.
What are some alternatives?
asciiMol - Curses based ASCII molecule viewer for terminals.
zig - General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
SDS - Simple Dynamic Strings library for C
v - Simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software. Compiles itself in <1s with zero library dependencies. Supports automatic C => V translation. https://vlang.io
librope - UTF-8 rope library for C
Nim - Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and Modula. Its design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, and elegance (in that order of priority).
stricks - Managed C strings library
rust - Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
clib - Package manager for the C programming language.
carbon-lang - Carbon Language's main repository: documents, design, implementation, and related tools. (NOTE: Carbon Language is experimental; see README)
stan - 🕵️ Haskell STatic ANalyser
Beef - Beef Programming Language