Programming languages that compile to native code

Question

What are the programming languages that compile to native code and which have provided a comprehensive library with them?

Libraries that includes functionality such as Networking, File IO, RegEx, Database, Graphics, Multimedia, Win32 API bindings, File compression, etc.

Answer 1

Hmmm. The funny thing is, most OSes have native APIs for all that stuff. So all you really need is a language that can link in OS calls. Pretty much any compiled language worth its salt will do that.

Answer 2

• I'll assume everyone has thought of C and C++.
• Haskell is the obvious one here. In particular, if you want batteries included, you want the Haskell Platform.
• OCaml fits this category, as well.
• Go is a new player that has (most of) the feature you asked.
• The D programming language with it's standard library Phobos.
• Some Lisp dialects include a native compiler, like Common Lisp with its SBCL, CCL or ECL (to C) compilers.

Answer 3

Swift by Apple, but now Open Source, compiles to native code and is available for OS X and Linux.

Batteries are completely included for Mac OS X and iOS through Apple's extensive libraries/APIs, and support for OS independence is on the way with the development of core libraries.

Answer 4

Is Objective-C with Cocoa/CocoaTouch an acceptable answer?

You can use this pair for programming applications running on devices with restrictive constraints on batteries (laptops and mobile phones).

Answer 5

I am currently working with Qt.

http://doc.trolltech.com/4.5/index.html

Edit: a Nitpick..

A programming 'language' is a grammar and set of semantics and syntax. It contains NONE of the things you are asking about. What you want to know about is API's, not languages.

Answer 6

Delphi meets all those requirements. This is a development environment based on the Object Pascal language.