google/rune

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1929 stars · 45 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Rune is an experimental, Python-inspired systems programming language from Google that compiles to C and emphasizes memory safety and constant-time handling of secrets. It integrates DataDraw-style Structure-of-Arrays data structures for high performance on memory-intensive workloads.

Use cases

• write memory-safe systems code faster than C++
• protect secrets against timing attacks with dedicated secret types
• build high-performance relational data structures in a language
• experiment with new programming language security features
• interoperate with existing C and C++ libraries
• prototype a DB-embedded language with recursive self-referential data

When to choose

• you are researching language-level security features like constant-time secret handling
• you want Python-like ergonomics with C-level performance
• your workload is memory-intensive and benefits from SoA layout
• you need tight interop with C/C++ codebases

When to avoid

• you need a production-ready, stable language today
• your team relies on mature tooling, libraries, and ecosystem support
• the project requires officially supported Google product guarantees

Facets

cli-tool · maturity experimental

programming-language compiler security cryptography programming-languages security developer-tools compilers cpp python systems-programming memory-safety constant-time structure-of-arrays datadraw c-interop linux macos

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