vtereshkov/umka-lang

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

Umka is a statically typed, embeddable scripting language implemented in C99, with a bytecode compiler and virtual machine distributed as a static or dynamic library with a simple C API. It offers Go-inspired syntax, compile-time type checking, garbage collection, C-compatible arrays and structs, interfaces, and fiber-based multitasking.

Use cases

• embed a scripting language in a C or C++ application
• add a statically typed scripting layer to a game engine
• script configuration or logic with compile-time type checking
• run lightweight coroutines or fibers for multitasking
• learn or experiment with language and VM implementation
• prototype algorithms in a simple Go-like scripting language

When to choose

• you need an easily embeddable scripting language with a clean C API
• you want static typing in a scripting language
• you need C-compatible data structures passed between host and scripts
• you want fiber-based cooperative multitasking in scripts

When to avoid

• you need a mature ecosystem with extensive third-party libraries
• you require maximum raw performance from compiled native code
• you need dynamic typing or metaprogramming-heavy scripting
• you need broad community support and long-term guarantees

Facets

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interpreter compiler programming-language concurrency programming-languages developer-tools cross-platform cross-platform c cpp windows wasm scripting-language embeddable static-typing virtual-machine fibers coroutines garbage-collection c-api linux macos

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