lichenscript v0.6.3

LichenScript

A quick and small language compiled to JavaScript/C. Easy to integrate with the Web ecosystem.

The origin of the name

A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.

LichenScript is a thin layer of the existing ecosystem.

Features

• Modern syntaxes, close to TypeScript/JavaScript
• Static typing
• Pattern matching

Target C:

• AOT compilation
• Fast cold start
• Lightweight runtime
• Portable(WebAssembly/Mobile)
• Reference counting
• Use the library of C/C++/Rust through C-ABI

Target JavaScript:

• Readable
• Small overhead
• Isolate environment

Documents

• Introduction
• Get Started
• Installation
• VSCode Extension
• 中文版文档

Syntaxes

Check Examples.