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Gecko is a programming language that is designed to be very easy to get started with using very familiar syntax an features with the aim of making systems programming very easy to get into, similar to the experience of getting started with Rust or Zig.
Install go>=1.20
- go Go to the golang download page and follow the instructions
- LLVM
- GCC
- Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/neutrino2211/gecko.git
- Install Go packages
cd gecko && go get
- Test run the program to make sure it is working
go run .
You can write your own programs or run those already in the test_sources/compile_tests folder, code in test_sources/kitchen_sink is just conceptual and should not compile properly if it compiles at all.
- Compile a single file
- Variables
- Primitive types
- Function calls
- Return values from function calls
- Arrays
- Control flow
- Casting
- Imports
- Traits
- Type checking
- Memory management
- ...more I probably haven't thought of yet
See the open issues for a full list of proposed features (and known issues).
Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.
If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!
- Fork the Project
- Create your Feature Branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) - Commit your Changes (
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') - Push to the Branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) - Open a Pull Request
Distributed under the GPL-3.0 License. See LICENSE for more information.
Tsowa Mainasara - @neutrino2211 - [email protected]
Project Link: https://github.com/neutrino2211/gecko