# wa-lang/wa

凹语言, The Wa Programming Language

Repository: https://github.com/wa-lang/wa
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wa
Homepage: https://wa-lang.org
Language: Go
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: programming-language, wa, language, wa-lang
Last push: 2026-04-30T10:43:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 72, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1505, "days_push": 125, "days_rel": 184, "gap_med": 30, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1767, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:33.603592+00:00)

## What it is
Wa (凹) is a general-purpose, statically typed programming language designed for WebAssembly, with a fully self-developed compiler and runtime that does not depend on LLVM. It is implemented in Go, supports bilingual (Chinese/English) syntax, and targets web applications, WASM4 games, and embedded scenarios.

## Use cases
- compile a programming language to webassembly
- write browser games with wasm4
- learn a statically typed language with chinese keywords
- build high-performance web apps without llvm toolchain
- try a language in an online playground
- write webassembly modules without c or rust

## When to choose
- you want a simple, self-contained wasm toolchain independent of llvm
- you prefer bilingual chinese/english source code
- you are experimenting with wasm4 retro game development

## When to avoid
- you need a production-mature language with a large ecosystem
- you require non-wasm native targets with broad platform support
- agpl-v3 licensing of the compiler is incompatible with your project

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: compiler, programming-language, wasm
- domain: programming-languages, compilers, web-development
- platform: windows, wasm, cli, cross-platform
- tags: webassembly, statically-typed, go-implemented, chinese-bilingual, independent-toolchain, wasm4, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- wa-lang/wa (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.603592+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 2026-08-30T03:26:27.938490+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wa-lang/wa (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:33.603592+00:00, sha 5aa36c1208f9)
  - homepage: https://wa-lang.org (fetched 2026-08-29T11:04:48.257566+00:00, sha d6044f33619b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.