C3
Languages and libraries
programming language
SHOW HN2023
5points
7comments
#2,837of 3,109 in 2023
Top 92%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Design: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Familiar C-like syntax appeals to C fans
From 2 comments
I usually love C and C language families, that's because they offer a familiar syntax and let you side-jump according to your curiosity and desire to learn. This is where C3…
CATS-overlord on HNC is still an industry standard in so many fields. I can guaratee you that C is not dying soon. Also C3 is not a clone of C, it is an evolution, where the syntax is kept similar.…
OdnetninI on HN
Objections
Keyword abbreviations and fn prefix seen as hard to read
From 2 comments
I usually love C and C language families, that's because they offer a familiar syntax and let you side-jump according to your curiosity and desire to learn. This is where C3…
CATS-overlord on HNThanks for the very informative response. Really helps to understand the reasoning. To me, personally, the obsession for cryptic acronyms and mangled words is a relic of the…
CATS-overlord on HN
Seen as an unnecessary C clone
From 1 comment
Who wants C! I can’t stand C. I didn’t understand system programming until Zig, which is way superior imho. C is old and bad and the syntax is not intuitive. Ok, so old folks…
fftb1100 on HN
Questions
Why use fn prefix for functions
From 1 comment
I usually love C and C language families, that's because they offer a familiar syntax and let you side-jump according to your curiosity and desire to learn. This is where C3…
CATS-overlord on HN
Alternatives named
Zig
From 2 comments
Who wants C! I can’t stand C. I didn’t understand system programming until Zig, which is way superior imho. C is old and bad and the syntax is not intuitive. Ok, so old folks…
fftb1100 on HNC is still an industry standard in so many fields. I can guaratee you that C is not dying soon. Also C3 is not a clone of C, it is an evolution, where the syntax is kept similar.…
OdnetninI on HN
Rust
From 2 comments
Who wants C! I can’t stand C. I didn’t understand system programming until Zig, which is way superior imho. C is old and bad and the syntax is not intuitive. Ok, so old folks…
fftb1100 on HNThanks for the very informative response. Really helps to understand the reasoning. To me, personally, the obsession for cryptic acronyms and mangled words is a relic of the…
CATS-overlord on HN