# Jamesbarford/holyc-lang

HolyC compiler & transpiler

Repository: https://github.com/Jamesbarford/holyc-lang
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/holyc-lang
Language: C
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: c, compiler, holyc, templeos, programming, programming-language, programming-languages, transpiler
Last push: 2026-07-28T22:28:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 95, longevity 67
- inputs: {"age_days": 947, "days_push": 36, "days_rel": 36, "gap_med": 30.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1132, forks 73 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:42.734222+00:00)

## What it is
A from-scratch compiler for HolyC, the language of TempleOS, written in C. It provides AOT and JIT compilation, a REPL, LSP support, an assembler/disassembler, and experimental transpilation to C.

## Use cases
- compile HolyC programs to native x86_64 or AArch64 binaries
- run HolyC code with a JIT compiler
- experiment with the TempleOS HolyC language on Linux or macOS
- transpile HolyC source code to C
- get HolyC language server support in an editor

## When to choose
- you want to write or run HolyC outside TempleOS
- you are studying compiler design with a small readable codebase
- you want a HolyC REPL or LSP for experimentation

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade language for serious software
- you need Windows support without WSL2
- you need reliable compiler error messages or full language support

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: compiler, interpreter, programming-language
- domain: programming-languages, compilers, developer-tools
- platform: cli, cpp
- tags: holyc, templeos, transpiler, jit, aot-compiler, lsp, repl, x86-64, aarch64, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Jamesbarford/holyc-lang (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.734222+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 2026-08-30T08:22:59.014771+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Jamesbarford/holyc-lang (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:42.734222+00:00, sha 98b0ba9ccc18)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.