GoKawiilToit programming language reaches v2.0.0 release after four years in alpha
The Toit programming language has officially left alpha status with the release of version 2.0.0, following more than four years of development, over 2,000 commits and 200+ alpha releases. The release finalizes a key breaking change allowing peripheral APIs to accept pin numbers directly, and arrives after Toitware, the company that originally developed Toit, shut down in 2024, leaving volunteers to maintain the open-source project.
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The release shows that community-driven maintenance can carry a language forward even after its original corporate backer disappears, which could serve as a signal to other users relying on open-source tools tied to a single company. The maintainers note that further major features like a formatter and expanded architecture support are still pending, suggesting the project will continue evolving rather than being considered finished.
- Toit v2.0.0 ends over four years of alpha development with 2,000+ commits and 200+ alpha releases
- The project has been community-maintained since original developer Toitware shut down in 2024
- Future releases will add features like a formatter, compiler improvements, and broader architecture support
ESP32-WROOM-32 Development Board — Toit is built for running modern, memory-safe code on microcontrollers, and the ESP32 is the most popular target platform for it. Grabbing an ESP32 dev board is the easiest way to try Toit v2.0.0 yourself and start flashing real hardware with its improved APIs.
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