Haru is a prototype programming language designed for simplicity, memory safety, and robust type checking. Built using Go and ANTLR, Haru combines Go's minimalism with Rust’s safety principles to create a practical, general-purpose language suitable for both systems-level and application-level programming.
This prototype features:
- Strong static typing with explicit mutability (
const,let,mut) - Functions with multi-value returns
- Fixed and dynamic arrays with bounds checking
- Safe pointer semantics (read-only / read-write)
- Structured control flow and scoped environments
- A custom interpreter written in Go, with ANTLR-based parsing
- CLI support with REPL and file execution modes
Note: This is an experimental prototype built as part of an academic research project. The focus is on language design, not runtime performance.
- Go (go1.23.2)
Build Haru interpreter:
go build -o ./haru ./cmd/harui/main.goTo run a Haru program:
haru run filename.haruActively developed as a proof-of-concept. Contributions and feedback are welcome.