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C (programming language) vs Pony language

A side-by-side look at C (programming language) and Pony language. 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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Pony language

Pony language

Development

Pony is an open-source, actor-model, capabilities-secure, high performance programming language. It features ultra lightweight concurrency, object capabilities, and algebraic data types. Pony aims to make writing fast, memory-safe code easier.

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