nakkaya/ferret

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1125 stars · 46 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Ferret is a Lisp (Clojure-inspired) implementation that compiles down to self-contained C++11 code for real-time embedded control systems. Generated code runs on any platform with a C++11 compiler, from microcontrollers with 2KB of RAM to desktop operating systems.

Use cases

• write embedded firmware in a lisp dialect
• compile clojure-like code to c++11 for microcontrollers
• run lisp on arduino or teensy boards
• prototype real-time control systems in lisp
• target atmega and arm chips with high-level code
• generate portable c++ from lisp source

When to choose

• you want lisp/clojure syntax for embedded or bare-metal targets
• you need real-time behavior on resource-constrained microcontrollers
• you want portable C++11 output rather than a VM interpreter

When to avoid

• you need a full modern Clojure runtime or JVM ecosystem
• you want an actively developed project with frequent releases
• your target lacks a C++11 compliant compiler

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

compiler programming-language interpreter embedded programming-languages compilers embedded-systems hardware cross-platform embedded windows cpp jvm lisp clojure real-time microcontroller arduino teensy bare-metal c++11-codegen compiler linux macos

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