Beef
About Beef
Beef is an open source compiled programming language designed for high-performance applications, particularly in real-time domains like video games. Its syntax draws from C# while maintaining low-level control similar to C, with influences from modern languages like Rust, Swift, and Go.
The language prioritizes development experience for performance-critical scenarios, offering manual memory management with safety features to detect leaks and prevent common errors like use-after-free. It allows granular optimization control per method or type.
Beef includes an integrated development environment with features like autocomplete, refactoring tools, runtime code compilation, and a debugger capable of handling native applications across languages.
Key features
- Performance-oriented design for real-time applications
- Manual memory management with safety checks
- Per-method or per-type optimization level control
- IDE with autocomplete and refactoring tools
- Runtime code compilation (hot code swapping)
- Debugger supporting native applications in any language
- Memory leak detection and use-after-free protection
Download 0.43.5
Mar 19, 2025WindowsWindows
Frequently asked questions
- Is Beef free?
- Yes. Beef is free and open-source software, distributed under the NOASSERTION license.
- Which platforms does Beef support?
- Beef provides downloads for Windows.
- What is the latest version of Beef?
- The latest version is 0.43.5, released on Mar 19, 2025.
- What platforms does Beef support?
- The documentation mentions a nightly Windows release, but specific platform support details are not provided in the README.
- How is Beef licensed?
- Beef is open source and licensed under MIT, as indicated by the license badge and linked LICENSE.TXT file.
- Where can I find Beef documentation?
- Comprehensive documentation is available on the official website at beeflang.org/docs.
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