High-Level Design: Readable syntax and abstractions designed to simplify development and code maintenance.

Memory Management: Aims to automate memory management and provide safer pointer abstractions.

No OOP Required: Uses an approach that does not rely on object-oriented programming, encouraging structured and modular code.

Native Compilation: Compiles to C++, combining Raz's language design with the native compilation ecosystem.

Raz is under active development, and its capabilities continue to evolve.

Clone the repository and build the Raz compiler using the included bootstrap compiler. Raz emits C++17, which you then compile into a native executable with GNU C++.

git clone https://github.com/marboris/razlang.git cd razlang

Build a candidate compiler from the Raz compiler source

./compiler/razc/bin/razc compiler/razc/compiler.raz
--emit-cpp compiler/razc/build/compiler.cpp . ./options $CXX -std=c++17 $CXXFLAGS -I library/raz
compiler/razc/build/compiler.cpp -o compiler/razc/build/razc-candidate

Translate a Raz program to C++, then compile it with GNU C++

./compiler/razc/build/razc-candidate compiler/razc/examples/hello.raz
--emit-cpp compiler/razc/build/hello.cpp g++ -std=c++17 -I library/raz
compiler/razc/build/hello.cpp -o compiler/razc/build/hello ./compiler/razc/build/hello

See BUILD.md for platform-specific instructions for Linux x86_64 and Windows.

Documentation and usage examples will be maintained alongside the project as development progresses.

Contributions are welcome! Help us improve Raz by reporting bugs, suggesting features, or contributing code.

Fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request for review.

For ordinary bugs and feature requests, open a GitHub issue. For potential security vulnerabilities, follow the private reporting instructions in SECURITY.md.

Raz is distributed under the license specified in the repository. See LICENSE for the applicable terms.