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It targets systems programming with zero runtime, no... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/github---solod-dev-solod-a-subset-of-go-that-translates-to-c-uhsetsonk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UhSeTsONk.png og:image:alt: GitHub - solod-dev/solod: A subset of Go that translates to C og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GitHub - solod-dev/solod: A subset of Go that translates to C **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 5 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Solod (So) is an open-source transpiler that converts a strict subset of Go into readable C11 code. It targets systems programming with zero runtime, no garbage collection, stack-first allocation, and native C interop without CGO. Supported Go features include structs, methods, interfaces, slices, multiple returns, and defer — while channels, goroutines, closures, and generics are excluded. The toolchain integrates with standard Go tooling (LSP, linting, go test), and the generated C11 code compiles with GCC, Clang, or zig cc. Installation is via `go install`, and the workflow involves writing Go code, then running `so translate`, `so build`, or `so run`. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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