zenc-lang/zenc

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

Zen C is a modern, strictly typed systems programming language that transpiles to human-readable GNU C/C11, offering type inference, pattern matching, generics, traits, async/await, and RAII-style memory management with full C ABI compatibility. This repository contains the core compiler (`zc`), CLI, REPL, and standard library.

Use cases

• write systems code with modern ergonomics that compiles to C
• transpile a high-level language to readable C11
• use pattern matching and traits in the C ecosystem
• call C libraries with zero FFI friction
• build embedded or kernel-level software with a modern language
• learn compiler and language design with an open-source toolchain

When to choose

• you want C-level performance and ABI compatibility with a modern type system
• you need transparent compilation output without hidden runtime black boxes
• you target kernel dev, game engines, embedded systems, or HFT
• you want async/await and generics while staying in the C toolchain (GCC/Clang/TCC)

When to avoid

• you need a mature, battle-tested language with large ecosystem and long-term support
• your team requires guaranteed compiler stability or formal specification compliance
• you need IDE support beyond early-stage tooling (VS Code extension is alpha)
• you want garbage collection or a managed runtime

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

compiler programming-language cli interpreter linter testing programming-languages compilers developer-tools windows cli cpp transpiler c-abi systems-programming lsp repl raii pattern-matching async-await comptime misra systems linux macos

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