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google-research/dex-lang

Research language for array processing in the Haskell/ML family observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google-research/dex-lang · Haskell · BSD-3-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

59/100

  • Activity 60
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2504
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 240
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1696 stars · 116 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Dex is an experimental research programming language from Google Research for typed, functional array processing in the Haskell/ML family. It explores type systems for array programming, program transformations like differentiation, and compilation to parallel hardware.

Use cases

  • explore type systems for array programming
  • differentiate and integrate programs mathematically
  • compile numerical code to parallel hardware like GPUs
  • interactive incremental numerical programming and visualization
  • write functional array-processing prototypes
  • run examples like MCMC, ODE integrators, and ray tracers

When to choose

  • you are researching type systems or language design for array programming
  • you want a functional language with built-in differentiation for numerical experiments
  • you need user-directed compilation to parallel hardware in a research setting

When to avoid

  • you need a production-ready language with ecosystem and tooling support
  • you want stable, bug-free numerical computing for real applications
  • you prefer mainstream array tools like NumPy or JAX with large communities

Facets

library · maturity experimental

programming-language compiler math gpu-computing interpreter programming-languages machine-learning data-science compilers cli array-programming functional-programming type-systems automatic-differentiation research-language haskell numerical-computing parallel-computing algorithms linux macos

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Member repositories

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