A compiled systems programming language tailored for operating system development.
The bootstrap compiler is currently in development and is written in Rust.
| Name | Syntax | Size (bytes) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive | u8 | char |
0-8 | Basic data types |
| Pointer | *u8 |
Platform Pointer Width | Raw pointer to a type |
| Slice | [u8] | [str] |
2 * Platform Pointer Width | A fat pointer to a type which stores the pointer and the length |
| String Slice | str |
2 * Platform Pointer Width | A fat pointer to some UTF-8 encoded bytes which stores the pointer and the length |
| C String | cstr |
Platform Pointer Width | A raw pointer to a null (\0) terminated C style string |
| Array | [u8; N] |
N * sizeof(T) | A contiguous memory region storing N elements of a type |
| Function Pointer | fn (i32, i32, ...[i32]) -> i32 |
Platform Pointer Width | A pointer to a function with some signature |
| Any Pointer | *any |
Platform Pointer Width | A raw pointer to any kind of data with an unknown size and length |
| Name | Size (bytes) | Description |
|---|---|---|
() |
0 | The unit type |
bool |
1 | A boolean |
char |
4 | 32-bit UTF-32 encoded unicode code point |
u8 |
1 | 8-bit unsigned integer |
u16 |
2 | 16-bit unsigned integer |
u32 |
4 | 32-bit unsigned integer |
u64 |
8 | 64-bit unsigned integer |
usize |
Platform Pointer Width | Platform sized unsigned integer |
i8 |
1 | 8-bit signed integer |
i16 |
2 | 16-bit signed integer |
i32 |
4 | 32-bit signed integer |
i64 |
8 | 64-bit signed integer |
isize |
Platform Pointer Width | Platform sized signed integer |
f32 |
4 | 32-bit floating point number |
f64 |
8 | 64-bit floating point number |