Shard is a programming language that combines low-level control, suitable for operating systems, with the flexibility to develop high-level applications.

• C-like syntax, but cleaner and modern
• Strong typing: supports built-in and user-defined types
• Pointers like in C
• Structures and arrays easy to declare, initialize and access
• Preprocessor with pattern-based macros
• Cross-platform backend: compiles to C code and supports freestanding, configurable target compiler
• Extensible compiler: adding backends is easy
• Namespaces organize your code into logical units

Step 1: clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/shardlanguage/shard

Step 2: make sure that you have Python3 installed on your system

python3 --version

Step 3: run the installation script as root

cd shard
chmod +x install.sh
su
./install.sh

Step 4: test the installation

shardc --version

To update Shard automatically, run update.sh:

cd shard
chmod +x update.sh
su
./update.sh

Makefile and make.bat are used to build the docs locally!

If you want to learn Shard, you can read the full documentation here.

The contributing guide can be found here.