# buzz-language/buzz

👨‍🚀  buzz, A small/lightweight statically typed scripting language

Repository: https://github.com/buzz-language/buzz
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/buzz-language-buzz
Homepage: https://buzz-lang.dev
Language: Zig
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: zig, language
Last push: 2026-08-20T08:33:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1844, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 586, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1529, forks 40 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:58.778986+00:00)

## What it is
Buzz is a small, lightweight, statically typed scripting language implemented in Zig, featuring JIT compilation via MIR, fibers, C FFI, and tooling like an LSP, formatter, and package manager. It is in alpha and not ready for production use.

## Use cases
- embed a lightweight scripting language in a C application
- try a statically typed alternative to Lua
- script with cooperative multitasking via fibers
- call C functions from a scripting language
- experiment with a JIT-compiled scripting language

## When to choose
- you want a tiny, statically typed scripting language with C interop
- you need an embeddable language with JIT performance
- you're experimenting with language design or hobby scripting

## When to avoid
- you need production-ready stability or long-term support
- you need Windows support today
- you need a large ecosystem of libraries and packages

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: experimental
- function: programming-language, interpreter, compiler
- domain: programming-languages, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cpp
- tags: scripting-language, statically-typed, jit, zig, fibers, repl, lsp, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- buzz-language/buzz (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.778986+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:27.433931+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/buzz-language/buzz (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:58.778986+00:00, sha 294c2e60e25f)
  - homepage: https://buzz-lang.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T11:33:46.854334+00:00, sha cc84ea8e33b9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.