Vexel v0.1 Released

Today marks the first official release of the Vexel compiler: v0.1.

Vexel is a compiled, garbage-collected programming language with Python-like syntax that targets native machine code through LLVM. The goal: the readability of Python with the speed of C, built specifically for games and real-time software.

What is in v0.1

• Full compiler pipeline: lexer, parser, semantic analyzer, LLVM IR codegen
• JIT execution via vexel run
• Native binary compilation via vexel compile
• Variables, functions, control flow (if/else, for, while)
• Structs, interfaces, and pattern matching
• SDL2 graphics support via --sdl2
• Mark-and-sweep garbage collected runtime

Getting Started

# Download vexel.exe, add to PATH, then run:
vexel run hello.vx

Download from the downloads page, or build from source on GitHub.