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Helix is astatically typed programming language, built for systems programming and high-performance applications. Designed with interoperability in mind. Helix aims to combine the power and control of low-level languages with the safety and clarity of high-level design.

• Safe, and productive programming language.
• Allow for low-level programming with fine-grained control.
• Seamless interoperability with C and C++ along with other native languages.
• Include a portable, well-structured standard library.
• Encourage clear, maintainable, and reviewable code through strong, expressive semantics.
• An alternative to C, C++, and Rust or work alongside them.

TheStage 0 compiler (written in C++) is functional and can compile Helix, you can downlaod it from therelease page, currently very unstable, and riddled with bugs. Development of theStage 1 compiler, written in Helix itself, is in progress.

• C and C++ give you the beans, grinder, and espresso machine; and all the ingredients, but you dont have any instructions on how to make it, you have all the freedom but no guidance.
• Rust gives you some ingredients and some fancy equipment, but you are forced to follow strict recipes and you don't have enough creative freedom do what you would like. You can't experiment with the recipes and create your own variations easily.
• Helix gives you all that you need, with clear recipes and instructions, but also allows you to experiment and make your own recipes, without any restrictions.

• We liked the simplicity ofPython's syntax but wanted more.
• We wanted the performance and control ofC and C++.
• We admiredRust's safety features but, at times, found them cumbersome.
• We likedRust's Meta-programming and Trait system.
• We likedZig's approach to interoperability.
• We wanted a powerful module system.
• We wanted a robust standard library.
• We wanted a language that would work drop-in with any existing C or C++ codebases.
• We wanted all;without compromising on any front.
• So we createdHelix.

Helix is built to slot directly into Cand C++ ecosystems, offering a fresh syntax and features, without abandoning decades of code.

To get started with Helix, please refer to theInstallation Guide for code refrence (since the docs are inconsistent/incomplete) take a lookhere.

Helix is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 International License. See theLICENSE for more details.

We want to thank all our contributors pushing Helix forward.