--- title: Solod | daily.dev description: Solod (So) is a strict subset of Go that transpiles to C, targeting developers who want systems-level control without abandoning Go's syntax and safety. It... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/solod-rutjzllbz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Solod | daily.dev og:description: Solod (So) is a strict subset of Go that transpiles to C, targeting developers who want systems-level control without abandoning Go's syntax and safety. It... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/solod-rutjzllbz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RUtJzLlbZ.png og:image:alt: Solod 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. # Solod **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Solod (So) is a strict subset of Go that transpiles to C, targeting developers who want systems-level control without abandoning Go's syntax and safety. It supports structs, methods, interfaces, slices, maps, multiple returns, and defer. Memory is stack-allocated by default with opt-in heap allocation. Generics have limited support, and concurrency is handled via the standard library rather than built into the language. Currently at version 0.2 with networking, WebAssembly, and freestanding mode support, with concurrency planned for v0.3. Not yet production-ready but available for experimentation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What features does Solod (So) support as a Go subset that compiles to C? Solod supports structs, methods, interfaces, slices, maps, multiple return values, and defer, translating this Go subset directly into C code. Memory is stack-allocated by default with heap allocation available as an opt-in through the standard library. Generics have limited support, and concurrency is handled by the standard library rather than being built into the language. _Developers exploring lighter alternatives to writing raw C can follow Solod's progress on daily.dev._ ### What new features were added in Solod version 0.2? Solod version 0.2 adds support for networking, WebAssembly, and freestanding mode. The project is still in active development and not yet ready for production use, with the next planned release, version 0.3, expected to add concurrency support. _Track emerging systems languages like Solod as they mature on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Solod: Go can be a better C](https://daily.dev/posts/solod-go-can-be-a-better-c-3smaqoszm) · Anton Zhiyanov · 31 upvotes · 3 comments - [GitHub - solod-dev/solod: A subset of Go that translates to C](https://daily.dev/posts/github---solod-dev-solod-a-subset-of-go-that-translates-to-c-uhsetsonk) · Hacker News · 5 upvotes · 0 comments - [Solod v0.1: Go ergonomics, practical stdlib, native C interop](https://daily.dev/posts/solod-v0-1-go-ergonomics-practical-stdlib-native-c-interop-vkzwxc5sx) · Anton Zhiyanov · 57 upvotes · 0 comments - [Solod v0.2: Networking, new targets, friendlier interop](https://daily.dev/posts/solod-v0-2-networking-new-targets-friendlier-interop-t1qiawvnc) · Anton Zhiyanov · 9 upvotes · 1 comments - [Solod 0.4: Better C interop](https://daily.dev/posts/solod-0-4-better-c-interop-mdsxwmlsb) · Anton Zhiyanov · 10 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#golang](https://daily.dev/tags/golang), [#c](https://daily.dev/tags/c) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/solod-rutjzllbz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Solod","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/solod-rutjzllbz","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/solod-rutjzllbz"},"datePublished":"2026-07-17T02:02:04.821Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:38:09.181Z","description":"Solod (So) is a strict subset of Go that transpiles to C, targeting developers who want systems-level control without abandoning Go's syntax and safety. 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