carbon-lang
The main repository of Carbon, an experimental programming language meant as a possible successor to C++. It holds the design documents, compiler and tools, and is not ready for real use.
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Overview
Carbon is an experimental programming language proposed as a successor to C++. This is its main repository, holding the design documents, the implementation and related tools. The goals are performance matching C++ through LLVM, interoperation with existing C++ code, and a language that is easy to learn and upgrade with tools. The README states that Carbon is not ready for use.
Key features
- Aims for C++ level performance using LLVM
- Interoperates with existing C++ code
- Tool-based upgrades between Carbon versions
- Incremental path toward a memory-safe subset
Best for
Language enthusiasts and C++ developers who want to follow or contribute to the design. It is experimental and not ready for real projects.
- Upstream
- carbon-language/carbon-lang
- Fork on GitHub
- Guo-astro/carbon-lang
- Upstream stars
- 34k
- Category
- Developer tools and infrastructure
- Language
- C++
- License
- Custom license (see repository)
- Forked
- 2022-08-02
- Sync status
- Updated by last syncLast synced 2026-09-29
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