shell-lite 0.5

ShellLite: The English-Like Programming Language with LLVM Backend

ShellLite: The English-Like Programming Language

By Shrey Naithani

ShellLite is a modern, interpreted programming language designed to prioritize human readability. It replaces complex syntax with natural English commands, making software development accessible and maintainable.

Version 0.04.0 (Polaris Update)

This release transforms ShellLite from a scripting tool into a comprehensive platform with three major pillars:

1. The Bridge: Import and use any Python library (pandas, requests, etc.) natively.
2. The Canvas: Build native desktop GUI applications with declarative syntax.
3. The Universe: Integrated package management for project dependencies.

Installation

Via PyPI (Recommended)

You can install ShellLite directly from PyPI:

pip install shell-lite

Windows Installer

Download the latest shl.exe from the Releases page.

Compilation

To compile ShellLite code to native machine code (LLVM IR):

shl compile script.shl

Quick Start

1. Hello World

Save this as hello.shl:

say "Hello, World"

Run it:

shl hello.shl

Project Management

Initialize a new project:

shl init

Install dependencies defined in shell-lite.toml:

shl install

Ecosystem & Tools

Tool	Description	Link
Book	teaches cognitive friendly language design, controlled natural languages, compiler construction, forgiving parsing, FFI bridging, performance tuning, and provides full grammar, implementation, and architecture.	Book
Research Artifact	Published on Zenodo By CERN	GitHub
ShellDesk	The official IDE for ShellLite.	GitHub
VS Code Extension	Syntax highlighting and snippets.	Marketplace / OpenVSX
Website	Official website source code.	GitHub

Documentation

Full documentation is available directly in this repository:

• Language Guide
• Examples

License: MIT Made by Shrey Naithani