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I built a Lua-inspired, statically typed scripting language in Rust (Wolf-Lang)

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Hey everyone!

I've been working on Wolf-Lang, an embeddable scripting language written in Rust. My goal was to combine the simple, readable syntax of Lua/Ruby with the safety of static typing.

Why I built it: I wanted a scripting engine that I could easily embed into Rust applications (like game engines) but with compile-time type checking to catch errors early.

Key Features:

  • Written in Rust: Designed to be safe and performant.
  • Embeddable: You can push/pull data between Rust and Wolf-Lang easily.
  • Statically Typed: let int x = 10 (No more runtime type surprises).
  • Familar Syntax: Uses if/end, while/end blocks similar to Lua/Ruby.

It's currently in v0.1, and I'm looking for feedback on the API and syntax. If you are looking for a scripting layer for your next Rust project, I'd love for you to try it out.

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Thanks!