Show HN: Micron: a high performance C++23 (re)implementation of Libc and the STL

Category: library

Tags: c++23, standard-library, linux, header-only, high-performance

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 8, Documentation: 4, Utility: 5)

Micron is a high-performance, header-only C++23 reimplementation of libc and the C++ Standard Library, designed to be freestanding and self-contained on Linux. It aims to replace the STL with modern, cache-aware algorithms and containers, and its innovative feature is complete independence from external dependencies, including the C standard library. The project is interesting for its ambitious scope and performance-first philosophy, though it is still in active development with limited documentation.

Target audience: backend devs, systems programmers, embedded devs

Repository: https://github.com/rfgplk/micron.cpp · C++ · BSL-1.0 · 6 stars

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