Install

Quick Start (macOS Apple Silicon)

# Download and extract
curl -L https://github.com/Nerd-Lang/nerd-lang-core/releases/latest/download/nerd-darwin-arm64.tar.gz | tar -xz
cd nerd-darwin-arm64

# Write a program
echo 'out "Hello from NERD"
out five plus three' > hello.nerd

# Run it
./nerd run hello.nerd
# Output:
# Hello from NERD
# 8

# Optional: Add to PATH for global access
sudo mv ../nerd-darwin-arm64 /usr/local/nerd
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/nerd"' >> ~/.zshrc
# mul = 15

From Source

git clone https://github.com/Nerd-Lang/nerd-lang-core.git
cd nerd-lang-core/bootstrap
make
sudo make install

Prerequisites

NERD compiles to LLVM IR. You need clang to build native binaries.

macOS

xcode-select --install
# or
brew install llvm

Linux

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install build-essential clang

# Fedora
sudo dnf install clang gcc make

# Arch
sudo pacman -S clang gcc make

Windows

winget install LLVM.LLVM

Usage

# Compile to LLVM IR
nerd compile program.nerd -o program.ll

# Build native binary
clang -O2 program.ll -o program

Example

fn add a b
ret a plus b

fn mul a b
ret a times b

cd bootstrap
./nerd compile ../examples/math.nerd -o math.ll
cat math.ll test_math.ll > combined.ll
clang -O2 combined.ll -o math
./math

Commands

nerd compile <file> -o <out>	Compile to LLVM IR
nerd run <file>	Compile and run
nerd parse <file>	Show AST
nerd tokens <file>	Show tokens
nerd --version	Version

Source and examples on GitHub