Ask HN: Who is developing a programming language that compiles to C?

1. v-mode

   1 89 61 0.0 Emacs Lisp

   🌻 An Emacs major mode for the V programming language.

2. Nutrient

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3. vanity-scheme

   2 1 6 7.5 C

   R7RS Scheme Compiler Vanity Project

   

   https://github.com/rnvannatta/vanity-scheme

   I am currently making a r7rs scheme derivative that compiles to C. The lofty goal is parallel fibers.

   It's in extreme early stages, and I don't expect anyone will use it other than me, but I already like it. The compiler has been self hosted for a few months now. It has a cool FFI that you can see in use in the demos folder. Working on adding header generation to the module system.

   While Chicken Scheme is cool, I don't think it'll be parallel, and not in the way I want it to be, and I am willing to make a lot of compromises Chicken isn't to get there. As mentioned, I am willing to settle with fibers for parallelism, and heavily eschewing side effects, making changes from r7rs to get there. For example, there will be no dynamic-wind provided and parameter objects will have different, thread friendlier, semantics.

4. vala-www

   3 35 50 5.7 SCSS

   Website of the Vala programming language

   

5. compilers-targeting-c

   4 6 716 4.6 JavaScript

   A list of compilers that can generate C code

   

   https://github.com/dbohdan/compilers-targeting-c

   I'm long time fan of programming languages that compiles to C hoping that one day will fall in love with one endlessly! :-)

6. advent-of-code-2022

   5 2 1 10.0

   My Advent of Code 2022 solutions, in Koka 🎄🎁 (by neysofu)

   

   I have a toy language I play around with that's just in specifications stage. Not mine but an interesting compile-to-c language: https://github.com/koka-lang/koka. Functional, effects, no-GC.

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