q

A programming language that compiles down to machine code.

Features

Fast compilation
High performance
Small executables
Zero dependencies

Installation

git clone https://git.akyoto.dev/cli/q
cd q
go build

This will place the compiler inside the repository. Either use ./q for the following examples or get access to the shorter q in any directory via symlink:

ln -s $PWD/q ~/.local/bin/q

This assumes that your shell loads ~/.local/bin.

Usage

q [command] [options]

The build command creates an executable:

q build examples/hello

The run command does everything build does but also executes it:

q run examples/hello

You don't have to use physical directories, it's perfectly valid to use a list of files:

q build hello.q world.q

To show verbose compiler output use -v or --verbose:

q build examples/hello -v

For more information see q help.

Platforms

You can cross-compile executables for Linux, Mac and Windows.

q build examples/hello --os linux
q build examples/hello --os mac
q build examples/hello --os windows

Status

q is under heavy development and not ready for production yet. Feel free to get in touch if you are interested in helping out.

The biggest obstacle right now is the lack of funding. If you want to help out financially you can donate towards the project.

License

Please see the license documentation.

readme.md