Helix: A Modern, High-Performance Language.
Key Goals of Helix:
High-performance: The language is designed to be as fast as C, with modern features and a more expressive syntax.
Safety: Focused on safe memory management without sacrificing developer productivity and freedom.
Borrow Checker: Implements a Advanced Memory Tracking system for memory safety, while being far less strict than other languages.
Robustness: Provides tools and features that ensure code stability and reduce runtime errors, along with a cross-platform standard library.
Note We’ve now started work on the self-hosted compiler, using the current rudimentary C++-based implementation as a bootstrap. You can follow and contribute to this effort by checking out the self-hosted branch.
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Design Philosophy:
Modern syntax: Combines the some of the most readable languages, with C++'s power and Python's intrinsics to create a language that is both powerful and easy to use.
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