# *xlang* [](https://crates.io/crates/xlang) [](https://github.com/xlang-lang/engine) [](https://github.com/xlang-lang/engine) [](https://github.com/xlang-lang/engine/releases)
*xlang* is an experimental, garbage collected, dynamically-typed, interpreted programming language focused on performance.
> **note!** *xlang* is in a pre-release state. It may not work and it may undergo serious breaking changes.
## resources
- [*xlang* docs](https://github.com/xlang-lang/engine/tree/main/docs)
- [todo](https://github.com/xlang-lang/engine/tree/main/TODO.md) - *if you want to know what xlang aims to offer in the somewhat distant future*
## philosophy
- syntax, semantics and naming conventions should be consistent and obvious.
- there should only be one obvious way to do things.
- unsafety only occurs on the compiler side. The virtual machine should assume that any input program is valid, for the sake of performance.
- no "real" multithreading, only lightweight virtual "fibers". Only native functions are spawned in a different thread, to prevent halting the program.
- minimal implicit type conversions
- no weird or dumb syntax. Only syntax that makes sense and is easy to read.
- minimal breaking changes. Breaking changes past the pre-release state must be necessary.