A compiled language that's actually approachable. Compiles to C, ships a single binary, reads like pseudocode.

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do main() {
    println("Hello, World!")
}

import @json

#json
const User struct {
    name string
    age int
}

do main() {
    mut u = User{name: "Marshall", age: 31}
    println(json.stringify(u))
}
// Output: {"name":"Marshall","age":31}

import @io

do main() {
    mut content, err = io.read_file("config.json")
    if err != nil {
        eprintln("Failed: ${err}")
        exit(1)
    }
    println(content)
}

• Readable syntax — for_each, as_long_as, otherwise, when/is, do function_name(). Code that reads like it runs.
• Ample Standard Library — @strings, @arrays, @maps, @json @http, @server, and more!
• Compiles to C — native speed, single binary, no runtime, no VM.

arrays · strings · maps · math · time · random · json · io · os http · server · crypto · encoding · uuid · bytes · binary · sqlite regex · csv · net · threads · sync · channels · mem · atomic · fmt · strconv

Download the latest release for your platform from the Releases page. No dependencies required.

Requires Go 1.23+ and a C compiler (gcc or clang).

git clone https://github.com/SchoolyB/EZ.git
cd EZ
make build
make install

Note: EZ currently supports macOS and Linux only.

ez update              # latest stable
ez update --pre        # latest pre-release
ez install 2.5.0       # pin to an exact version

ez update checks for new versions, shows the changelog, and upgrades both the ez CLI and the compiler. Pass --pre to pick up the latest alpha, beta, or rc. Use ez install <version> to install an exact version by semver — downgrades and pre-release tags (e.g. 3.0.0-beta.2) are supported.

• Official documentation
• Contributing guide

• The EZ Language Server Protocol

EZ is in active development. The language is usable for personal projects and dev tools. Breaking changes may occur frequently.

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2025-Present Marshall A Burns

See LICENSE for details.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to EZ!