Apex Programming Language

Modern Systems Programming with Safety and Performance

Strong static typing • Ownership & borrowing • Async/await • Zero-cost abstractions

Quick Start • Examples • Documentation

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Overview

Apex is a modern systems programming language that combines the safety of Rust with the expressiveness of modern high-level languages. Built on LLVM, Apex compiles to native machine code with zero runtime overhead while providing strong compile-time guarantees through its advanced type system and borrow checker.

Key Features

• 🔒 Memory Safety — Ownership system prevents races, null pointers, and use-after-free bugs at compile time
• ⚡ Zero-Cost Abstractions — High-level features compile down to machine code with no runtime penalty
• 🎯 Strong Static Typing — Comprehensive type system with generics, traits, and algebraic data types
• 🔄 Async/Await — First-class support for asynchronous programming with Task types
• 📦 Pattern Matching — Exhaustive pattern matching for control flow and destructuring
• 🧩 Generics — Full generic programming support with type parameters and constraints
• 🛠️ Modern Tooling — Fast compilation, helpful error messages, and integrated toolchain
• 🚀 LLVM Backend — Leverages LLVM for world-class optimization and cross-platform support

Documentation

Detailed documentation is available in the docs/ directory:

Getting Started

• Installation: How to build and install Apex.
• Quick Start: Write your first Hello World program.
• Editor Setup: Recommended VS Code settings.

Language Guide

• Syntax: Basic syntax rules.
• Variables & Mutability: val vs var, ownership.
• Types: Primitives and composite types.
• Control Flow: if, while, for, match.
• Functions: Definition, lambdas, higher-order functions.
• Classes: OOP features.
• Interfaces: Polymorphism.
• Enums: ADTs and pattern matching.
• Modules: Code organization.

Advanced

• Ownership & Borrowing: Apex's core safety model.
• Generics: Flexible type reuse.
• Async/Await: Concurrency model.
• Error Handling: Result and Option types.

⚡ Quick Install

git clone https://github.com/TheRemyyy/apex-compiler.git
cd apex-compiler
cargo build --release

Add target/release to your PATH.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details on how to get started.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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_{Built with ❤️ and Rust}