I dreamed about a simplified c++, that is better/safer than c but much simpler than existing c++, call it c+, a subset c++ that enhances c but not bringing in all those c++ complexities that I 99% do not need in daily coding.
There are many new languages that describe themselves as taking C, adding some good stuff (slices, defer), removing some of the bad stuff (textual includes) and adding some of their own spice. One might have the right mix of features for you: Zig, Odin, C3, Hare, Jai.
There is such a language called D.
sadly no time to pick a new languages these days.
will just cherry pick c++ features and build my own subset of it and call it c+ myself, this seems the quickest way to get daily coding done fast for me.