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by pjmlp 4501 days ago
They could, if:

- Go's unsafe package offered the same capabilities as Oberon's SYSTEM

- It offered a bit more control about GC takes place

Any AOT native compiled language can be used in place of C for user space code. There is hardly any C feature essential for such type of applications.

C can be relegated for kernel space until something better gains more market share.