evanw/thinscript resource
A low-level programming language inspired by TypeScript observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3816
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 3766
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1365 stars · 49 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ThinScript is an experimental programming language with TypeScript-inspired syntax that compiles to JavaScript, WebAssembly, and C. Its bootstrapped compiler is written in itself, and the project is explicitly an experiment not intended for real use.
Use cases
- experiment with a TypeScript-like language compiling to WebAssembly
- study how a bootstrapped compiler works
- compile the same source to JavaScript, WebAssembly, and C
- learn compiler design by reading a small self-hosting compiler
- try an online compiler demo in the browser
When to choose
- you want a small, readable self-hosted compiler to study
- you're experimenting with early WebAssembly tooling
- you want one language targeting JS, WASM, and C
When to avoid
- you need a production-ready language
- you need garbage collection or memory safety
- you need a maintained toolchain or up-to-date WebAssembly support
Facets
learning-resource · maturity abandoned
compiler programming-language programming-languages compilers wasm cpp typescript-inspired bootstrapped-compiler wasm transpiler experimental-language web nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/evanw/thinscript · fetched 2026-08-28 · b85c1832e14f
- homepage: http://evanw.github.io/thinscript/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ec3495c7e5bd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| evanw/thinscript | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="evanw/thinscript")
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