Fennel

Jul 20, 2023

Lisp that compiles to Lua

Fennel is a programming language that brings together the speed, simplicity, and reach of Lua with the flexibility of a lisp syntax and macro system.

  • Full Lua compatibility Easily call any Lua function or library from Fennel and vice-versa.

  • Zero overhead Compiled code should be just as or more efficient than hand-written Lua.

  • Compile-time macros Ship compiled code with no runtime dependency on Fennel.

  • Embeddable Fennel is a one-file library as well as an executable. Embed it in other programs to support runtime extensibility and interactive development.

Anywhere you can run Lua code, you can run Fennel code.



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