# xcc C compiler

8 Hacker News commenters recommended xcc C compiler and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend xcc as a fast, readable C compiler that runs standard C code with no changes, and find it cool and useful. No criticism was recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast on plain C code (2 comments): "Those are some pretty fine speedups, from naive C, with no alterations from the standard "C" code" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50151734)) "worth mentioning for being fast-enough to run C like scripting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47944075))
- Seen as cool and useful (2 comments): "I think your project is both cool and potentially very useful and I'm glad you mentioned it on HN!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50175103)) "I like it! The Rust crew would love this I bet." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50157128))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Fil-C](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fil-c.md): 160 recommend
- [Claude's C Compiler](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-s-c-compiler.md): 39 recommend
- [Visual C++](https://hackerapproved.com/p/visual-c-plus-plus.md): 29 recommend
- [Tiny C Compiler (TCC)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tcc.md): 22 recommend
- [Microsoft Visual C++ compiler (MSVC)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/msvc.md): 20 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "xcc C compiler", https://hackerapproved.com/p/xcc/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).