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    <h1><mark>So</mark>lod: Go can be a better C</h1>
    <p>
        Solod (<b>So</b>) is a strict subset of Go that translates to regular C.
    </p>
    <p>Highlights:</p>
    <ul>
        <li>Go in, C out. You write regular Go code and get readable C11 as output.</li>
        <li>Zero runtime. No garbage collection, no reference counting, no hidden allocations.</li>
        <li>Rich standard library. Use familiar types and functions ported from Go's stdlib.</li>
        <li>Native C interop. Call C from So and So from C — no CGO, no overhead.</li>
        <li>Go tooling works out of the box. Syntax highlighting, LSP, linting and "go test".</li>
    </ul>
    <p>
        So supports structs, methods, interfaces, slices, maps, multiple returns, and defer.
        Everything is stack-allocated by default; heap is opt-in through the standard library.
        To keep things simple, there are no channels, goroutines, closures, or generics.
    </p>
    <p>
        So is for Go developers who want systems-level control without learning a new language.
        And for C programmers who like Go's safety, structure, and tooling.
    </p>

    <h2 id="try">Playground</h2>
    <p>
        Here's some Go code in a file <code>main.go</code>.
        Click <i>Run</i> to execute it, or <i>Translate</i> to see the
        generated C code (<code>main.h</code> + <code>main.c</code>).
    </p>

    <pre><code>package main

import "solod.dev/so/time"

type Person struct {
    Name string
    Age  int
    Nums [3]int
}

func (p *Person) Sleep() int {
    p.Age += 1
    return p.Age
}

func main() {
    p := Person{Name: "Alice", Age: 30}
    p.Sleep()
    println(p.Name, "is now", p.Age, "years old.")

    p.Nums[0] = 42
    println("1st lucky number is", p.Nums[0])

    year := time.Now().Year()
    println("The year is", year)
}
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    <h2 id="doc">Getting started</h2>
    <p>
        Even though So isn't ready for production yet, I encourage you to try
        it out on a hobby project or just keep an eye on it if you like the concept.
    </p>
    <p>
        <a href="https://github.com/solod-dev/solod#installation-and-usage">Installation and usage</a> •
        <a href="https://github.com/solod-dev/solod/blob/main/doc/spec.md">Language tour</a> •
        <a href="https://github.com/solod-dev/solod/blob/main/doc/stdlib.md">Standard library</a> •
        <a href="https://github.com/solod-dev/example">So by example</a> •
        <a href="https://github.com/solod-dev/solod/blob/main/bench/README.md">Benchmarks</a> •
        <a href="https://github.com/solod-dev/solod">Source code</a>
    </p>

    <h2 id="status">
        Current status
        <small>v0.1 released</small>
    </h2>
    <p>
        As of May 2026, So is in active development. The core language features
        are finished, the first part of the Go standard library is ported, and
        the v0.1 release is out.
    </p>
    <pre><code>✓ bufio    ✓ io      ✓ path      ✓ strings
✓ bytes    ✓ maps    ✓ rand      ✓ strconv
✓ flag     ✓ math    ✓ slices    ✓ time
✓ fmt      ✓ os      ✓ slog      ✓ unicode</code></pre>
    <p>
        I'm currently gathering feedback and defining the scope for the v0.2 release.
    </p>
    <p>
        If you have any questions, feel free to reach out
        <a href="https://github.com/orgs/solod-dev/discussions">on GitHub</a>.
    </p>
    <p>
        🧑‍💻 <a href="https://antonz.org/">Anton Zhiyanov</a>
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