The C3 Guide

Hello, the C3 Guide is a guide to the C3 Programming Language. It is a work in progress, and will be continually updated.

What is C3?

C3 is a system programming language based on C. It is an evolution of C enabling the same paradigms and retaining the same syntax as far as possible.

Features

• Full C ABI compatibility
• Module system
• Generic modules
• Design by contract
• Zero overhead errors
• Semantic macro system
• First-class SIMD vector types
• Struct subtyping
• Safe array access using slices
• Easy to use inline assembly
• Cross-platform standard library which includes dynamic containers and strings
• LLVM backend