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Expressive, simple, dynamic programming language. Version 0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-27.
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Package summary
Expressive, simple, dynamic programming language
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Commands and aliases
- oak
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Project history and usage
Oak is Linus Lee's small dynamically typed programming language, distributed as a single oak command that includes an interpreter, formatter, bundler, JavaScript compiler path, test runner, documentation tooling, and standard library.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2021-07-09. The Oak website says Lee had been building Oak since early July 2021 and frames it as a sequel to Ink: not an Ink 2.0 upgrade, but a different language meant to keep Ink's small-language feel while fixing shortcomings that appeared after using Ink for personal productivity tools, compilers, ray tracers, and other projects.
Adoption history
Oak is intentionally niche. Its website says it was designed for Lee's hobby projects and had become his main language for simple scripts, side projects, and personal knowledge tools since late 2021. Homebrew reported stable version 0.3 with 68 installs over the 365-day analytics window queried on 2026-07-01.
How it is used
Users run oak as a REPL, pass .oak files to execute scripts, use oak fmt for formatting, and use oak build to bundle programs or cross-compile Oak bundles to JavaScript for browser, Node.js, or Deno environments. The examples emphasize functional-style code, pattern-matching if expressions, callback-oriented asynchronous I/O, and a built-in HTTP server/router in the standard library.
Why package nerds care
Oak matters less as a mainstream language and more as a well-packaged personal language runtime: Go implementation, single executable, Homebrew availability, self-hosted standard-library examples, and a public website documenting the design tradeoffs of a solo language project.
Timeline
- 2021-07-09: GitHub repository created.
- Late 2021: Oak website says it became the author's main language for simple scripts, side projects, and personal knowledge tools.
- 2026-07-01: Homebrew formula API reported stable version 0.3.
Related projects
- Ink
- September
- oaklang GitHub topic
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:programming language
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
oak | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.3
manager updated2026-07-27
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:oak |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://oaklang.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/thesephist/oak |
| Last updated | 2026-07-27T23:46:48+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation