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Hypothetical: I need a small, fast systems language to use for writing small, portable programs.^1 Using the language the system is written in would be ideal.

1. In other words, the size of a "hello world" program matters, as does the storage space and time I need for the compiler toolchain and libraries.

What language should I use. I am not interested in writing large, complex programs.



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