goose

Our summary

Goose is a memory-safe systems programming language with no heap allocator, garbage collector, or lifetime annotations. It uses a data stack memory model where the compiler manages memory statically and frees it when scope ends.

Who it is for: Systems programmers seeking memory safety without annotations

What the README claims

• Runs faster than C++ and safe Rust while using less memory Goose runs at 3.3x the speed of idiomatic C++, 1.16x hand-optimized C++ and 1.12x the best safe Rust, on 1.9x, 1.3x and 1.2x less memory Not checked
• References into growing arrays remain valid A reference into a growing array stays valid for as long as the array does. Not checked
• Compiles to C and runs wherever a C compiler does Goose compiles to one C file, so it runs wherever a C compiler does and calls C directly through `extern fn`. Not checked

Written by AI from the project's README on 2026-10-09. It does not affect the verdict.

Maintained by

Maintained by 1 primary developer, 1 external contributor in the last 90 days.

• aardappel is a GitHub individual account.
• GitHub account created June 2013.
• Top contributors by commits: aardappel 100%, jon-edward 0%.

Facts

License

Apache-2.0 source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Language

C++ source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Releases

0 source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Contributors

2 source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Archived

no source, checked 9 Oct 2026

Nerd stuff

Languages

C++ (detected), C (detected), Python (detected), Rust (detected)

Docs

docs/ folder (detected)

License

Apache-2.0 (detected)

The Receipts

What changed recently

• 30 Aug 2026: Repository created

GitHub release dates we stored. We do not track license changes yet.

Cite this

goose is a GitHub project at https://github.com/aardappel/goose written mainly in C++, described there as "The Goose Programming Language".

Source: https://midorreal.com/project/aardappel-goose, checked 9 October 2026. The same facts as JSON: /project/aardappel-goose.json.

Rank history

Hot on Hacker News: #41 today.

New to our radar: #5 today.

Stars

Events in this window

• 8 Oct 2026 Hacker News post, 2 points
• 7 Oct 2026 Hacker News post, 10 points
• 18 Sep 2026 Hacker News post, 54 points

Dated items we stored, last 30 days. They sit near the chart, they do not explain it.

Packages

? We have not checked the package registries for this project yet.

Signals

Attention vs adoption

Attention: not enough data to rank
Star velocity against all tracked projects

Adoption: not enough data to rank
Downloads, dependents and pulls

Not enough comparable data yet to set attention against adoption. This describes the numbers; it is not a verdict.

Hacker News

Caveats

• aardappel made 100% of all commits. Source
• The repository has no security policy on GitHub. Source
• The repository has 0 releases on GitHub. Source

Repo health

• Languages LanguagesShare of the repository's code by bytes, as GitHub's language detection reports it. The five biggest languages are named and the rest are grouped as Other.C++ 62%, C 26%, Python 6%, Rust 3%, JavaScript 2%, Other 1%
• License LicenseThe SPDX license id GitHub detects, and a class: Open source (OSI) if the license is on the Open Source Initiative approved list, Source-available if the code is readable but the license limits use, Unclear if GitHub cannot match a known license, No license detected if it finds none. A public repository without a license is not open source.Apache-2.0, Open source (OSI)
• Repository age Repository ageTime since the repository was created on GitHub. This is the repository, not necessarily the project, which may have existed elsewhere before.39 days, created 30 Aug 2026

Development

• Commits in the last 7 days Commits in the last 7 daysCommits to the repository in the last 7 days, as GitHub counts them.42
• Commits in the last 30 days Commits in the last 30 daysCommits to the repository in the last 30 days, as GitHub counts them.413
• Commits in the last 90 days Commits in the last 90 daysCommits to the repository in the last 90 days, as GitHub counts them.518
• Contributors, all time Contributors, all timePeople and anonymous contributors who have ever committed to the repository, as GitHub counts them. A small number is context, not a flaw: many solid projects are kept by one or two people.2, a small team
• Releases ReleasesThe number of GitHub releases, and how many days ago the latest one was published.0
• Issues in the last 30 days Issues in the last 30 daysIssues opened and issues closed in the last 30 days, as GitHub search counts them.1 opened, 0 closed
• Pull requests merged in the last 30 days Pull requests merged in the last 30 daysPull requests merged in the last 30 days, as GitHub search counts them.1

Maintenance

• Stale open issues Stale open issuesOpen issues with no update in the last 90 days, as GitHub search counts them.0
• Open pull requests Open pull requestsPull requests open now, as GitHub search counts them.0

Hygiene

• Automated tests or builds (CI) Automated tests or builds (CI)Whether the repository has at least one GitHub Actions workflow file in .github/workflows.Yes
• A tests folder A tests folderWhether the repository has a top-level folder named tests, test, __tests__ or spec.Yes
• A license A licenseWhether GitHub detects a license file in the repository.Yes
• Contributing guide Contributing guideWhether the repository has a contributing guide.No
• Code of conduct Code of conductWhether GitHub finds a code of conduct in the repository.No
• CODEOWNERS file CODEOWNERS fileWhether the repository has a CODEOWNERS file, which names who reviews changes to which files.No
• A Dockerfile A DockerfileWhether the repository has a Dockerfile at its top level.No

Security

• Security policy Security policyWhether the repository has a SECURITY.md or SECURITY.rst file.No
• Unpatched high or critical advisories Unpatched high or critical advisoriesPublished GitHub security advisories rated high or critical on this repository that list a vulnerable version with no patched version.0

Badge

For maintainers: one measured fact, no verdict.

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# goose

- Repository: https://github.com/aardappel/goose
- Page: https://midorreal.com/project/aardappel-goose
- Verdict: TOO EARLY (not enough data to call it) (measured), scored 2026-10-09
- Scores: Hype 99
- Stars: 481
- Methodology: https://midorreal.com/methodology#verdicts
- JSON: https://midorreal.com/project/aardappel-goose.json