Google has released further information about Carbon, a New Programming Language that the corporation believes might be the C++ replacement.
Programming languages are continually improving and evolving, and have recently been superseded with models that are even easier to use.
Apple’s Swift programming language, for example, has given the less experienced more options than its predecessor, Objective-C.
Many have dubbed Rust a C++ replacement, but speaking at a recent event, Google Principal Software Engineer Chandler Carruth explained how the programming language, which was originally a Mozilla product, lacks the same “bi-directional interoperability” as other tools, introducing a type of “language barrier” when “translating” between different programming languages.
Move from C++ to Carbon
Google has released further information about Carbon, a new programming language that the corporation believes might be the C++ replacement.
As a result, the newly released Carbon should be interoperable with the popular C++ code; nonetheless, those seeking to make the full conversion should find the transition quite simple.
Carruth went into greater detail on some of the reasons why Carbon should be considered a powerful successor to the C++ language, including cleaner grammar and smoother API imports, for those who are unsure about a full transition.
There are further advantages that go beyond Carbon’s language, such as ethical motivations such as the project’s accessibility and inclusivity.
The Carbon family is primarily made up of Google employees, however this is not the case. Having capitalized on the success of the IT behemoth, the Carbon team claims that it must be “an autonomous and community driven project” in order to be successful.
The Carbon programming language is currently an experiment. Its source code is available for download, or you can explore with it directly in your browser using the Compiler Explorer web programmer.
