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C (programming language) vs Ceylon

A side-by-side look at C (programming language) and Ceylon. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

C (programming language)

C (programming language)

Development

C is a general-purpose, procedural programming language originally developed by Dennis Ritchie between 1969 and 1973 at Bell Labs. It is a very popular language, particularly for systems programming due to its flexibility, speed, and minimal runtime requirements.

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Ceylon

Ceylon

Development

Ceylon is an open source programming language that runs on the Java Virtual Machine or JavaScript runtimes. It features a strong and static type system, immutability by default, higher-order functions, metaprogramming, and modular and hierarchical visibility control.

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