XS: A Portable, Self-Contained Programming Language with Zero Runtime Dependencies
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Summary
XS is a new programming language designed to be portable and self-contained. A single statically-linked binary (2.9MB) includes the compiler, language server, debugger, formatter, linter, test runner, profiler, and package manager — with zero runtime dependencies. The language supports 6 backends and 3 transpile targets, running unchanged across Linux, macOS, Windows, WASI, iOS, Android, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi. The installers verify GitHub releases against SHA-256 checksums for security. Benchmarks show a 3ms startup time for "hello world."
Key quotes
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One statically-linked binary contains the compiler, the language server, the debugger, the formatter, the linter, the test runner, the profiler, and the package manager.
The same source runs unchanged on Linux, macOS, Windows, WASI, iOS, Android, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi.
Both installers verify the GitHub release against its published SHA-256 sums before running anything.
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