maximumoverflow/leaf-legacy

A repository containing Leaf lang's compiler and formal specification.

Leaf

This repository contains an incomplete, legacy version of Leaf's compiler, which is currently being re-written. This is just a messy proof of concept and should be treated as such. This repo will soon be archived and replaced by a new, proper version of the compiler.

Overview

Leaf is a performance-oriented compiled programming language. The intended audience is the performance-minded developer who values readability, simplicity and fast development iteration.

Design goals

• Leveraging the LLVM and CLR infrastructures

• High performance execution

  • No GC or ref counting overhead
  • Only pay for what you use
  • Minimal runtime

• Control over memory

  • Support for custom allocators
  • Enhanced control over stack memory

• Low-friction interop with C and C++

  • Statically or dynamically link to ordinary C/C++ libraries
  • Support for C/C++ structure layouts and calling conventions

• Low-friction interop with C# and the .Net platform.

  • Support for CLR assebly generation.

If you'd like to know more about Leaf, please refer to the Wiki.