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Pilang is a lightweight, embeddable, general-purpose programming language written in C. a full real-world scripting language with modular architecture, standard library support, and operating system integration.

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Pilang – A scripting language and VM written in C

by rolandbrake·Jun 12, 2026·4 points·1 comment

AI Analysis

MidNiche GemShip It

Another embeddable C scripting language competing with Lua and Wren.

Strengths
  • WebAssembly build enables browser execution alongside native binaries
  • Tensor and numerical helpers built into standard library
  • C implementation stays approachable for runtime hacking and learning
Weaknesses
  • No clear differentiation from Lua in the embeddable language space
  • Six GitHub stars suggests very early adoption and untested stability
Target Audience

Developers building embeddable scripting into applications

Similar To

Lua · Wren · Duktape

Post Description

Pilang is a lightweight, embeddable, general-purpose programming language written in C. a full real-world scripting language with modular architecture, standard library support, and operating system integration.

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