2026-04-20: The complex test program
for Horse64 Root that makes use of the string
standard library is running
fully for the first time, without crashing.
The output isn't fully correct yet, but the
remaining fixes are anticipated to be finished
very soon.
2026-04-14: Today, the first bigger
test program written in Horse64 Root can be
compiled to an actual binary. This uses the new
backend with auto ref counting support. This
is a big milestone for releasing a functional
alpha soon. The bytecode VM project is still
delayed, requiring a functional Horse64 Root
alpha to begin work.
2026-01-11: Work on Horse64 Root's
auto ref counting feature is underway and there's
good progress. This is the last missing feature
before a functional public alpha of Horse64 Root.
A first SDK release is expected in a few weeks.
2025-09-20: Horse64 Root is the new
name of the language previously named Moose64. There
has been a major backend rewrite delaying things,
but it's coming pretty close to a usable alpha
version. Afterward, work on the final Horse64
runtime will begin as initially scheduled.
2024-12-11: The first complex Moose64
programs are now operational, a significant milestone
to enable future low-level tooling.
This means work on the Horse64 bytecode VM can
begin soon.
2024-05-20: The horsec lexical analysis is
mostly complete, with concurrency transformation and other
backend analysis making good progress. There's now a
sibling language named ”Moose64” that will
later host the low-level tooling like the bytecode VM.
Programs can't be run properly yet.
2023-10-17: The AST parser is nearing completion,
which will enable first more in-depth compiler diagnostics.
Programs can't be run properly yet.