# imba/imba

🐤 The friendly full-stack language

Repository: https://github.com/imba/imba
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/imba
Homepage: https://imba.io
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: programming-language, javascript, imba, dom, frontend, declarative, framework, ui
Last push: 2026-08-17T10:45:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4463, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6504, forks 183 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.899152+00:00)

## What it is
Imba is a full-stack programming language that compiles to JavaScript and ships with a built-in declarative DOM framework for building web applications. It offers a friendly syntax with first-class support for frontend UI development and server-side code in one language.

## Use cases
- build web apps with a friendlier syntax than javascript
- write full-stack applications in one language
- declarative dom rendering without a separate framework
- compile a custom language to javascript
- build fast frontend uis

## When to choose
- you want an integrated language plus ui framework for web development
- you value concise declarative dom syntax and performance
- you are open to a non-mainstream language with a small community

## When to avoid
- your team requires a mainstream ecosystem with broad tooling and hiring pool
- you need native mobile or non-javascript targets
- you prefer standard javascript or typescript tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: programming-language, web-framework, frontend-framework, ui-components, compiler
- domain: programming-languages, web-development, frontend, compilers
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: full-stack-language, compiles-to-javascript, declarative-dom, imba, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- imba/imba (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.899152+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 2026-08-29T17:44:29.070435+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/imba/imba (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.899152+00:00, sha a4b50957f615)
  - homepage: https://imba.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:03.562241+00:00, sha 7440341e2a71)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.