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Re:C for All by nwmcsween on Friday March 23, 2018 @03:30PM (#16661805)
Its the complexity of the language vs the benefits it provides. C has many pitfalls (UB) but its simple. IMO a language that could migrate C programmers would have dependent types and an effect system with a nice syntax.
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Re:C for All by noam87 on Friday March 23, 2018 @11:10PM (#16664585)
Idris?

It can compile small enough to run on an Arduino: https://github.com/stepcut/idris-blink

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