A modern programming language built with Rust.
Fast, safe, expressive, and easy to read.

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Why Raven

• Fast runtime and modern tooling built in Rust.
• Clean syntax with static typing.
• Structs, enums, modules, and rich standard library.
• CLI and REPL workflow for quick iteration.
• VS Code extension for syntax and developer ergonomics.

Quick Example

struct User {
    name: string,
    age: int
}

fun greet(user: User) -> void {
    print(format("Hello {}, you are {}!", user.name, user.age));
}

let u: User = User { name: "Raven", age: 1 };
greet(u);

Quick Start

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/martian56/raven.git
cd raven
cargo build --release

# Run a file
./target/release/raven hello.rv

# Type-check only (no run)
./target/release/raven hello.rv -c

# REPL
./target/release/raven

Project workflow (optional rv.toml):

./target/release/rvpm init my_app
cd my_app
./target/release/rvpm run          # runs src/main.rv
./target/release/rvpm fmt          # format .rv sources (see [fmt] in rv.toml)

Or get the installer for your OS from the releases page.

Learn More

• Full docs: https://martian56.github.io/raven/
• Project website: https://raven.ufazien.com/
• Standard library overview: https://martian56.github.io/raven/standard-library/overview/
• Examples: https://martian56.github.io/raven/examples/basic/

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Contributors

Community

• Contributing guide: CONTRIBUTING.md
• Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
• Security policy: SECURITY.md

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.