sokol
Shares rank 8 of 9 c++ libraries by recommenders
Free C library whose code builds to WebAssembly and runs the same way as the native app, which people find convenient.
Free C library whose code builds to WebAssembly and runs the same way as the native app, which people find convenient.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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Other c++ libraries people recommend
The four most recommended other c++ libraries, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| musl libc | 34 | 25 | 58% | 10 | — | — |
| glibc | 29 | 75 | 28% | 10 | — | — |
| Cosmopolitan libc | 29 | 6 | 83% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Sp.h standard library for C | 11 | 27 | 29% | 1 | — | — |
| sokolThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“While Sokol is more higher level both can be used.”
“Sokol is the best, thank you for your ongoing work”
“we use it at work for some things”
“It's very convenient how it can build to WebAssembly and run the same way as the native app.”
“it led to my re-learning the C language in the most enjoyable way”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.