alpaca-lang/alpaca
Functional programming inspired by ML for the Erlang VM observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3870
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2272
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1466 stars · 48 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Alpaca is a statically typed, eagerly evaluated functional programming language for the Erlang VM (BEAM), inspired by ML and featuring Hindley-Milner type inference. It compiles to BEAM modules and integrates with Erlang tooling via a rebar3 plugin.
Use cases
- write statically typed functional code on the Erlang VM
- compile ML-style language to BEAM
- add type safety to Erlang ecosystem projects
- interoperate with existing Erlang/OTP libraries
- learn Hindley-Milner type inference on the BEAM
When to choose
- you want ML-style static typing with Erlang/OTP concurrency and fault tolerance
- you're already invested in the BEAM ecosystem and want type inference
- you want to interoperate with Erlang libraries from a typed language
When to avoid
- you need a production-grade language with active development and community support
- you need OTP 21+ or newer Erlang features
- you want a mainstream ecosystem, rich tooling, or long-term support
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
compiler type-system programming-language programming-languages compilers backend elixir windows ml-family hindley-milner beam erlang-vm statically-typed functional-programming rebar3-plugin programming-language linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/alpaca-lang/alpaca · fetched 2026-08-28 · ceb4a322e46d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| alpaca-lang/alpaca | main | 23 |
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