# mint-lang/mint

🍃 A refreshing programming language for the front-end web.

Repository: https://github.com/mint-lang/mint
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mint
Homepage: https://mint-lang.com
Language: Crystal
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: mint-lang, language, compiler, programming-language, compile-to-js, crystal
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:19:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3092, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 77, "gap_med": 27.0, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4266, forks 153 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:40.724352+00:00)

## What it is
Mint is a programming language that compiles to JavaScript, designed specifically for building front-end web applications. It provides built-in reactive state management, component-based UI syntax, and styling in a single language, with its compiler implemented in Crystal.

## Use cases
- build a front-end web app in a single language
- write reactive UI components without JavaScript
- compile a typed language to JavaScript for the browser
- create a SPA with built-in state management and routing
- learn an alternative to JavaScript frameworks like React
- build a realworld-style frontend application

## When to choose
- you want a cohesive language purpose-built for front-end development instead of assembling JS tooling
- you prefer compile-time type checking and a unified syntax for markup, styles, and logic
- you want reactive state management built into the language
- you are exploring alternative compile-to-JS languages

## When to avoid
- you need a mature ecosystem with extensive libraries and community packages
- your project requires deep integration with the existing JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem
- you need guaranteed long-term stability before the 1.0 release
- your team relies on hiring developers familiar with mainstream languages

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: programming-language, compiler, frontend-framework, type-system
- domain: programming-languages, web-development, frontend, compilers
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: compile-to-js, reactive, crystal, language-compiler, front-end, web-server, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- mint-lang/mint (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.724352+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 2026-08-29T18:22:03.098754+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mint-lang/mint (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:40.724352+00:00, sha f12f7d6208df)
  - homepage: https://mint-lang.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:11:33.335469+00:00, sha 6d0f686d54c1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.