Welcome to Axon 1.0 (Preview)
We are incredibly excited to announce the first official preview release of Axon 1.0!
After months of intensive development, we are lifting the curtain on what we believe will become the foundational language for the AI-native generation.
Why Axon?
Section titled “Why Axon?”Current systems languages like Rust and C++ are powerful, but incredibly complex. Axon takes a radical approach: pair the raw speed of a compiled LLVM/WASM backend with the elegant, homoiconic syntax of LISP-like S-expressions.
The result? Code that is not only blazingly fast to compile and execute but also incredibly easy for AI agents (and humans) to parse, generate, and reason about.
What’s in 1.0 Preview?
Section titled “What’s in 1.0 Preview?”This release includes the core foundation of the Axon ecosystem:
- The Core Compiler: Full S-expression parsing, type-checking, and WASM/Native compilation targets.
- The Package Manager (
axs): A fast, decentralized package manager built right into the CLI. - The Standard Library: Robust modules for networking, file I/O, cryptography, and more.
Try it today!
Section titled “Try it today!”You don’t even need to install it to try it out. Head over to our Interactive Playground to write your first Axon program directly in the browser!
If you’re ready to build native apps, check out the Quick Start guide to download the toolchain.
— The Axon Core Team