What is Amber?

Amber is a programming language compiled into Bash Script. It was designed with a modern syntax, safety features, type safety and practical functionalities that Bash could not offer.

TehPers@beehaw.org on 28 Nov 2025 22:05 next collapse

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A language compiled to Bash.

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A modern, type-safe programming language that catches bugs and errors at compile time.

samc@feddit.uk on 29 Nov 2025 07:12 next collapse

I get that calling command line tools is a bit clunky, but python is always my go-to when shell scripting gets too painful

FizzyOrange@programming.dev on 29 Nov 2025 23:34 next collapse

I’m glad this is still alive. It’s a good idea. I keep thinking about doing the same for TCL.

I do wonder if Bash is perhaps just a bit too insane to make this really feasible though.

Reversed range support

This is a misfeature.

stupidcasey@lemmy.world on 30 Nov 2025 00:15 collapse

It’s bash, bash is easy now if you want to impress me make it compile into power shell.

sga@piefed.social on 03 Dec 2025 06:49 collapse

that is like asking someone to write x86 to arm instructions (i gave a instruction set related example to someone else, so was in the mood, no other reason to pick architectures)