C3 is the ergonomic, safe evolution of C. Familiar syntax, full ABI compatibility, optionals, slices, contracts and zero-cost abstractions.https://c3-lang.org/ https://github.com/c3lang/c3cen Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:55:24 -0000 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:55:24 -0000 1440 MkDocs RSS plugin - v1.19.0 assets/logo.png https://c3-lang.org/ Christoffer Lernö compiler language-features release <p>C3 0.8.2 is out. This release brings a batch of language ergonomics improvements — most notably reusable target templates for libraries and generic constdef ...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/0_8_2_a_modest_improvement/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/0_8_2_a_modest_improvement/ Christoffer Lernö compiler language-features release <p>"Bug fixes" is probably the least exciting thing you can lead with, but after 0.8.0 settled things in the language, it was natural to spend 0.8.1 hunting bug...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/0_8_1_raiding_the_stdlib_for_bugs/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/0_8_1_raiding_the_stdlib_for_bugs/ Christoffer Lernö compiler language-features release <p>C3 is a programming language that evolves C – the same low-level model but with modern ergonomics. With 0.8.0, we're getting our first real glimpse of what C...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/0_8_0_the_core_language_is_settling/ Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/0_8_0_the_core_language_is_settling/ Christoffer Lernö <h3>Goodbye $sizeof, $alignof and all the rest</h3> <h4>The problem</h4> <p>From the beginning, C3 mirrored C in having a <code>sizeof</code> builtin, which would take an express...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/lets-kill-off-half-the-builtins-in-080/ Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/lets-kill-off-half-the-builtins-in-080/ Christoffer Lernö language-design <p>*A quick note for readers who don't follow C3: it's a systems language in the C tradition. Specifics below are C3's, but the tradeoffs apply to any language ...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/unsigned-sizes-a-five-year-mistake/ Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/unsigned-sizes-a-five-year-mistake/ Christoffer Lernö compiler language-features release <p>With 0.7.11 we've reached the end of the 0.7 era. It's been a really good year for C3, improving on rough edges and expanding the stdlib.</p> <p>This release is he...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-11-the-last-v0-7/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-11-the-last-v0-7/ Christoffer Lernö compiler language-features release <p>After the big enhancement for generics in 0.7.9, coupled with the large number of bug fixes, 0.7.10 is naturally a more modest improvement.</p> <p>A big change wit...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-10-constdef-finally-takes-shape/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-10-constdef-finally-takes-shape/ Christoffer Lernö compiler language-features release <p>0.7.9 revamps the generics, moving from a strict module-based generic module to something similar to conventional generics, but retaining the advantages of m...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-9-new-generics-and-new-optional-syntax/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-9-new-generics-and-new-optional-syntax/ Christoffer Lernö compiler language-features release <p>With Christmas on the horizon, C3 gets another monthly update to 0.7 with 0.7.8. As usual it brings a set of small tweaks and fixes. Let's see what we got:</p> <p>...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/jingle-bells%2C-c3-0-7-8-/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/jingle-bells%2C-c3-0-7-8-/ Christoffer Lernö compiler language-features release <p>0.7.7 is a major advance in C3 usability with vector ABI changes. It also contains several small quality-of-life additions, such as the ability to splat stru...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-language-at-0-7-7-vector-abi%2C-riscv-improvements-and-more/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-language-at-0-7-7-vector-abi%2C-riscv-improvements-and-more/ Christoffer Lernö compiler language-features release <p>The C3 programming language continues its steady evolution with version 0.7.6, focusing on quality-of-life improvements and language refinements While previo...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-language-at-0-7-6-shebang%2C-generic-inference-and-lengthof%28%29/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-language-at-0-7-6-shebang%2C-generic-inference-and-lengthof%28%29/ Christoffer Lernö <p>The C3 programming language has reached 0.7.5, marking another milestone in the language's evolution. This release brings improvements to language features, ...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-language-at-0-7-5-language-tweaks-and-conveniences/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-language-at-0-7-5-language-tweaks-and-conveniences/ Christoffer Lernö <p>C3 version 0.7.4 brings a substantial set of improvements focused on better enum support, enhanced error handling, improved debugging capabilities, and numer...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-4-released-enhanced-enum-support-and-smarter-error-handling/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-4-released-enhanced-enum-support-and-smarter-error-handling/ Josh Ring <p>Modern languages offer a variety of techniques to help with dynamic memory management, each one a different tradeoff in terms of performance, control and com...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/how-c3-manages-memory-without-leaks%2C-gc%2C-or-borrow-checkers/ Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/how-c3-manages-memory-without-leaks%2C-gc%2C-or-borrow-checkers/ Christoffer Lernö <p>This month's release is 0.7.3, and is about gradual improvements to the language. Some parts of a language will always have less use than others, and that is...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-3-small-improvements/ Sat, 05 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-3-small-improvements/ Christoffer Lernö <p>Unlike 0.7.1, 0.7.2 is not about big new features, instead it is laser focused on adding quality of life improvements, which are [backwards compatible](../.....</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-2-quality-of-life/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-2-quality-of-life/ Christoffer Lernö <p>*Originally from: [https://c3.handmade.network/blog/p/9028-gradual_improvements__c3_0.7.2](https://c3.handmade.network/blog/p/9028-gradual_improvements__c3_0...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/gradual-improvements-c3-072/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/gradual-improvements-c3-072/ Christoffer Lernö <p>0.7.0 was supposed to be THE big change this year, but 0.7.1 is actually quitely introducing some very important features.</p> <h3>Operator overloading</h3> <p>Operato...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-1-operator-overloading/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-0-7-1-operator-overloading/ Christoffer Lernö <p>*Originally from: [https://c3.handmade.network/blog/p/9021-c3_0.7.1_-_operator_overloading%252C_here_we_come%2521](https://c3.handmade.network/blog/p/9021-c3...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-071---operator-overloading-here-we-come/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-071---operator-overloading-here-we-come/ Christoffer Lernö <p>*Originally from: [https://c3.handmade.network/blog/p/9019-c3_goes_game_and_maths_friendly_with_operator_overloading](https://c3.handmade.network/blog/p/9019...</p> https://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-goes-game-and-maths-friendly-with-operator-overloading/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 The C3 bloghttps://c3-lang.org/blog/c3-goes-game-and-maths-friendly-with-operator-overloading/