You can use Zig, a faster, safer C with best-in-class metaprogramming for a systems-level language. It doesn't guarantee safety to the same extent as Rust but g

You can use Zig, a faster, safer C with best-in-class metaprogramming for a systems-level language. It doesn't guarantee safety to the same extent as Rust but gets you 80% of the benefit with 20% of the pain.