Something like Julia, Rust or Clay that are high level languages but with little more than Python-like simplicity that generate LLVM code seem powerful. This ge

Something like Julia, Rust or Clay that are high level languages but with little more than Python-like simplicity that generate LLVM code seem powerful. This general model is the closest to a viable C-replacement I have seen yet. In addition, personally, I'd much rather invest my time learning above the flexibile and fully open LLVM technologies than above Google's proprietary little-better-than-Java constrained language. For current practical purposes though, Python/C combo is more than sufficient for many needs.