[statenjason]

Have you looked at Nim? Python-like syntax, compiles to C, and a considerably sized stdlib (http, parsing, channels)

https://nim-lang.org/

[hombre_fatal]

Nim is an impressive undertaking, though I was sheepishly overwhelmed when I tried using it for a quick project and realized I might have to spend 30 more minutes reading the docs than writing cowboy code. It's quite a big language: https://nim-lang.org/docs/manual.html

Would love to take a more serious look later.

[peheje]

I can recommend a look at Crystal also, although Crystal is not even 1.0

Between the two I found I needed much less referencing with Crystal, and when I did, I found it more intuitive, well described and easier to remember and apply the same concepts in other places.

https://crystal-lang.org/reference/index.html