another language that seems to get close to "C replacement" is Odin. Though it also does feel like departing a bit too much sometimes to be a true replacement.
And what every new language seems to be dead set on is no implicit type conversions which is mildly annoying (But I suppose that's done specifically to protect from gremlins like me)
To save even more data, replace every symbol with A. Then just store the amount of As.
// guaranteed to be random
It was I think a stream clip from 'pirate software'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHwqj99wK1U
Never underestimate the rationalist's ability to write a 5000 word, extremely fanciful short story to make a point that could be compressed into 2 sentences, in a failed attempt to dismiss a strawman
and of course the story includes a cameo from the writer's opponents who are naive fools and proceed to doom the universe with their hubris (of disagreeing with the author)
I think my idea of "C replacement" probably fits fairly closely with Odin's creator's idea of "C alternative"..
It's of course impossible to truly replace C with anything since C is an extremely entrenched language what with it being widely used for about 50 years. (and odin probably won't fit every niche where C is used)