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Playground for the Spectre Programming Language
Design by contract is a nice touch, but the language lacks a clear edge over Rust or Zig.
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pizza_man
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Spectre: A systems design-by-contract language, self hosted compiler
by death_eternal·Apr 14, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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Design-by-contract baked into grammar for a no-GC systems language.
Strengths
- •Contracts participate in compilation, allowing explicit control over release build checks.
- •Self-hosted compiler demonstrates significant maturity beyond typical hobby language projects.
Weaknesses
- •No standard library yet, forcing users to write bindings for basic tasks.
Category
Target Audience
Systems programmers, compiler engineers, language designers
Similar To
Zig · Ada · Rust
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