Ask HN: Which language best compromise between pragmatic and innovative?

1 akkad33 2 5/29/2025, 4:40:32 PM

In my opinion, it is Rust. It puts safety first and most features are coherent and well thought out

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sherdil2022 · 19h ago

It depends. It always depends.

mouse_ · 20h ago

In my opinion, it is C. It puts utility first and has barely any features at all, yet still enough to have become the basis for the modern computing ecosystem.

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Ask HN: Which language best compromise between pragmatic and innovative?

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