ivov/lisette

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1554 stars · 38 forks observed · 2026-10-17

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

Lisette is a small programming language inspired by Rust that compiles to readable Go, featuring Hindley-Milner type inference, algebraic data types, pattern matching, and Go interop with channels and goroutines. It ships as a compiler CLI with a linter, formatter, 250+ diagnostics, and an LSP for editors like VSCode, Neovim, Zed, and JetBrains.

Use cases

• write type-safe code that compiles to go
• use rust-like syntax with the go ecosystem
• avoid nil pointer errors at compile time
• pattern matching and enums in a go-targeting language
• gradually adopt a safer language for go backends
• get lsp support for a new language in neovim or vscode

When to choose

• you want Go's ecosystem and deployment story with stronger compile-time safety
• you like Rust's enums, pattern matching, and immutability but find Rust too complex
• you want readable Go output that interops with existing Go code

When to avoid

• you need a mature, production-proven language with a large community
• your project depends heavily on Go tooling that assumes Go source
• you need full Go interop today, which is still a work in progress

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

compiler programming-language linter formatter type-system programming-languages compilers developer-tools backend windows cli cross-platform transpiler compiles-to-go rust-inspired algebraic-data-types pattern-matching lsp go-interop hindley-milner linux macos

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