Goose: A Memory-Safe Language Claiming 1.16x C++ and 1.12x Safe Rust Speed
bobbydigitales · hn · 2026-09-18
A trending HN post showcases Goose, an open-source systems language by aardappel, claiming to beat C++ by 1.16x and safe Rust by 1.12x while remaining memory safe — a direct challenge to the assumption that memory safety costs performance. Benchmark methodology details live in the GitHub repo, and such cross-language claims always draw heavy scrutiny on HN.
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