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I am surprised D isn't mentioned here. It seems to have found the right balance between C and Python / C++ ( https://dlang.org/ https://dlang.org/ ) and is also
by webmobdev 4y ago
I am surprised D isn't mentioned here. It seems to have found the right balance between C and Python / C++ ( https://dlang.org/ https://dlang.org/ ) and is also mature. I've been exploring some "lower level" language alternatives to C, and find that D, Ada and Pascal (FPC / Lazarus) hold more appeal to me than many of these new languages.
- Tozen 4y agoThe Pascal/Object Pascal story is quite interesting. It goes to show how important corporate backing and luck are to the popularity of programming languages.
- webmobdev 4y agoIndeed. Check out its successor Oberon by the same creator. It's modern, simple and powerful. The whole language definition is just 17 pages - https://people.inf.ethz.ch/wirth/Oberon/Oberon07.Report.pdf https://people.inf.ethz.ch/wirth/Oberon/Oberon07.Report.pdf ... and yet, no PR behind it, so it is nowhere near the popularity of even the fading Pascal.