umka-lang mit Homebrew, Nix installieren

Projektlinks

• Homepage

Befehle und Aliase

• umka

Projektgeschichte

The official README positions Umka as a lightweight embeddable scripting language inspired syntactically by Go but intended for applications that need a small interpreter rather than Go's compiled runtime model. It highlights distribution as a static or dynamic library and documents the language, standard library, and embedding API in the repository.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Umka's adoption is niche but visible inside its own ecosystem: the README links Homebrew installation, UmBox packaging, editor support across multiple editors, a playground, and a list of real projects using the language, including games, demos, an operating-system proof of concept, and build tooling.

Wie es verwendet wird

Package users install the umka executable and use it to run or compile scripts, experiment in the playground, or embed the VM through the C API. The README's examples focus on raytracing, a Lisp interpreter, and C+Umka integration.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

For package maintainers, Umka is notable as a compact language runtime with a single CLI and C library surface, packaged by Homebrew and Nix while also carrying its own small package channel through UmBox.

Zeitleiste

• 2020: Official repository tag v.0.1-alpha is associated with a May 2020 commit.
• README era: Project documents Homebrew installation, UmBox packages, a playground, editor integrations, and real-life projects.
• README era: Documentation covers the language, standard library, and embedding API.

Related projects

• The README compares Umka with Go and mentions Lua and Wren as inspirations for the multitasking model. It also lists tophat, SaveScum, buum, kilocat, SpaceSim, and other Umka-using projects.

Quellen

• https://api.github.com/repos/vtereshkov/umka-lang/tags?per_page=100
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vtereshkov/umka-lang/master/README.md
• source_facts.package-manager