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 Go is the way for backend.

Kotlin when you need it.

C will stick around forever for some use cases because it is very close to machine code. nostr:note15u74uj0qu5ftvytp7y2w2mnxqqwkvzrejnscmrqq8hz2mzsv7kdq2gylv8 
 I love the simplicity, speed & maintainability of go, perfect for web backend. Also, I'm hopeful that zig gains more popularity, it's perfect C substitute/replacement.  
 if err != nil {
    return nil
} 
 fuck. s/n nil/n err/ 
 <you can’t handle the truth gif> 
 I love it for being explicit when you ignore and when you handle (with no other option) and hate it for being repetitive 
 Have you tried Haskell 
 Haskell 
 Sometimes you need that speed that only C or ASM can provide (: