loft

A cozy, interpreted language built on Rust. We're trying to make building modern apps actually feel good — safe, fast, and easy to read.

Quick Heads Up

This project is still a work in progress! We'd love for you to jump in and help out. :)

Getting Started

To get loft up and running on your machine:

curl -fsSL https://loft.fargone.sh/install.sh | sh

If you prefer building from source (you're cool like that):

# Grab the code
git clone https://github.com/fargonesh/loft.git
cd loft

# Let's go!
cargo build --release

Making it Better

We use a Nix flake for development. You can jump into a shell with everything pre-configured, or just spin up the dev servers.

Spin up the Dev Servers

Keep in mind you'll need to use LOFT_REGISTRY=http://localhost:5050 loft .... This starts the backend (package registry) and the frontend (web server) all at once:

nix run .#serve

Jump into the Shell

Get a fresh environment with all the tools you need:

nix develop

If you're a devenv fan:

# Start everything up
devenv up

Examples

Take a peek at the examples/ folder to see what loft can do:

• showcase.lf - Complete language feature showcase
• enum_patterns.lf - Enums and pattern matching
• error_handling.lf - Error propagation with ?
• modules/ - Module system examples

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.

Links

• Documentation: Full language guide
• Package Registry: loft.fargone.sh