aardappel / goose
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v2026.3 · 3d ago
A memory-safe systems programming language that stores all data inline on compiler-managed stacks, with no heap allocator or garbage collector.
Why you might care
Aimed at developers who want C/Rust-like syntax with memory safety and no GC or manual lifetime annotations. The README claims benchmark speedups over C++ and safe Rust with lower memory use, which are self-reported and unverified here.
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LanguageC++
LicenseApache-2.0
Created2026-08-30 (1mo ago)
Last push2d ago
Watchers11
OwnerUser
Links
- GitHub: github.com/aardappel/goose
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