I want...

A language that:
- Can be compiled to native code.
- Can use OO abstractions.
- Is not Java.
- Is not C++.
- Is not C#.

What I am searching for?

>>55
I grew up on C and C++.

And I think manual memory management is about as silly as manual CPU register management. (Seriously, demonstrate that there is an essential difference, please.)

Shared references, as a general technique, is also insanely useful. It's not just that having to keep track of "owners" is tedious, it also limits your design considerably.

I tend to write ad-hoc reference counting and GC pretty regularly while writing C++.