The programming language Hare, presented as a systems programming language close to C but simpler than C, has added support for the OpenBSD operating system. OpenBSD became the first new platform added to Hare since the project's publication in April 2022 (originally, Hare only supported Linux and FreeBSD). The Hare compiler was ported for OpenBSD about a year ago, but the standard library had until now remained unsupported on this platform.
The main developer of the Hare language and the project's inspiration is Drew DeVault, the author of the Sway user environment, the Aerc email client, the collaborative development platform SourceHut, and the Helios microkernel. Hare uses manual memory management and a static type system, where each variable must explicitly be assigned a specific type. The language is optimized for low-level tasks such as operating systems, compilers, network applications, and system utilities, where maximum performance and full control over execution are required. A minimal runtime is attached for application execution, and a standard library of functions is provided for development, giving access to basic operating system interfaces and offering functions for working with standard algorithms, protocols, and formats. Among the latest developments in Hare is the hare-wayland toolkit for creating applications that utilize Wayland.
Source: opennet.ru
