Flux is a compiled, stack-first, general-purpose language with a refreshingly direct philosophy: you own your memory, you write your intent, and the compiler takes you seriously. If you haven't looked at it in a while - or at all - now is a great time to pay attention.
Over the past development cycle, Flux has gained several major features that collectively shift it from a capable low-level language into something with serious expressive power. Let's walk through what's new.
Compile-Time Execution with comptime
This is the headline feature. Flux can now execute Flux at compile time, powered by a dedicated VM built specifically for this purpose. The same VM will also power the upcoming REPL.
The model is simple: wrap any code in a comptime block and it runs during the compilation pass, before any runtime code is generated.
