# ValeLang/Vale

Compiler for the Vale programming language - http://vale.dev/

Repository: https://github.com/ValeLang/Vale
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/valelang-vale
Homepage: https://vale.dev/
Language: Scala
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: language, compiler, programming-language, systems-programming, vale
Last push: 2024-05-14T13:00:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2257, "days_push": 841, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2008, forks 58 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:04.809567+00:00)

## What it is
The compiler (valec) for Vale, an experimental statically-typed systems programming language that compiles ahead-of-time to LLVM. Vale aims for memory safety via generational references and single ownership without garbage collection or a borrow checker.

## Use cases
- compile vale programs to fast native binaries
- learn a memory-safe systems programming language without borrow checker
- write safe native code with fearless ffi
- experiment with generational references memory safety
- build fast statically-typed command-line applications

## When to choose
- you want to experiment with a novel memory-safe systems language
- you need native-speed binaries without GC or borrow-checker friction
- you're interested in research into linear types and region borrow checking

## When to avoid
- you need a production-stable language with mature tooling and ecosystem
- you require guaranteed long-term support or large community libraries
- you need a language that's ready for mission-critical use today

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: experimental
- function: compiler, programming-language
- domain: programming-languages, compilers, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: systems-programming, memory-safety, generational-references, llvm, statically-typed, language-compiler, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ValeLang/Vale (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.809567+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 2026-08-30T03:01:17.584320+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ValeLang/Vale (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.809567+00:00, sha 952fdaa053ab)
  - homepage: https://vale.dev/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:11.391733+00:00, sha a6ea23f00fb6)
  - site_page: https://vale.dev/blog/linear-types-borrowing (fetched 2026-08-29T10:41:11.401210+00:00, sha fc68f9a63a22)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.