Reflex 0.1 alpha

An independent programming language project

A small language
for making useful things.

Reflex is an experiment in keeping programming direct: readable code, a native command-line tool, and a path from a quick script to a real application.

Download the alpha ↓ See the syntax
hello.rflx
# no setup ceremony
name = "World"

greet(person) => `Hello, ${person}!`

print(greet(name))
terminal

Readable first. Indentation, short functions, and syntax that stays out of the way.

Native by default. The standalone CLI is being built in Rust, not packaged around Python.

Open about progress. Reflex is early; the roadmap says what works and what is still moving.

The language

Familiar enough
to start immediately.

Reflex borrows the readable flow of Python and the handy values of JavaScript. You can write an ordinary variable assignment, a short function, and a loop without getting buried in ceremony.

# a normal value
people = ["Ada", "Lin", "Maya"]

label(name):
    return `Hi, ${name}!`
# just use it
for person in people:
    print(label(person))

squares = range(1, 6)
    .map(fun(n) => n * n)

Current state

Built in public,
one solid piece at a time.

✓

Native command-line core

`reflex run` and `reflex check` are working in the standalone alpha.

✓

Editor support

A VS Code extension, snippets, file recognition, and a Reflex language icon are ready.

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What comes next

Modules, better errors, web tools, desktop packaging, and bridges are being moved into the native runtime.

Getting started

One command is the point.

Released installers put the `reflex` command on your computer. After that, opening a project should be as uncomplicated as this:

$reflex run hello.rflx
WindowsReflex Setup installer
macOSStandard .pkg installer
LinuxNative .deb package

The first native release is intentionally focused on the language core. It does not pretend every planned feature is finished.

Why make this?

Because the tools should leave room for the idea.

Reflex is for people who enjoy making software but do not want every small project to begin with five configuration files and a framework decision. It is an early project, and that is okay. The goal is to make its next step obvious.

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