SMRTR ProgrammingMay 17, 2026Hacker News

XS: A programming language. Anywhere, anytime, by anyone

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XS is a new programming language that ships everything you need — compiler, debugger, formatter, linter, test runner, profiler, and package manager — in a single 2.9MB binary with zero runtime dependencies. It runs unchanged across Linux, macOS, Windows, WASI, iOS, Android, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi. Multiple backends are supported, including a bytecode VM, JIT compiler, C transpiler, and JavaScript transpiler.

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