# assemblyscript/assemblyscript

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17,926 stars · 696 forks · WebAssembly · Apache-2.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript
- Homepage: https://www.assemblyscript.org
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/assemblyscript-assemblyscript.md

## Topics

`assemblyscript` `compiler` `typescript` `wasm` `webassembly`

## Description

AssemblyScript is a compiler and tooling suite used for WebAssembly module development. It converts a subset of TypeScript syntax into binary modules to achieve high execution speeds and cross-platform binary execution.

The project focuses on translating typed source code into the compact binary format required by WebAssembly runtimes. This allows for the movement of computationally heavy logic into binary modules for browser performance optimization and execution across different operating systems.

The compilation process involves TypeScript-compatible syntax analysis and the generation of binary modules using static type-based memory mapping and managed linear memory. The system utilizes ahead-of-time compiled bytecode and strict type-erasure to produce lean machine-level instructions.

## Tags

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [WebAssembly](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/runtime-execution-environments/webassembly.md) — Translates optimized intermediate representations into the compact binary format required by the WebAssembly runtime.
- [Memory Layout Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/memory-layout-mappings.md) — Maps high-level typed objects to linear memory offsets and byte-sized layouts during the compilation process.
- [Ahead-Of-Time Compilers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/compiler-interpreter-internals/compiler-toolchains/execution-mode-engines/ahead-of-time-kernel-compilation/ahead-of-time-compilers.md) — Implements a compiler that translates TypeScript-like source code into machine-executable binaries prior to runtime.
- [Type Annotation Stripping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/type-annotations/type-annotation-stripping.md) — Removes high-level type annotations after verification to produce lean machine-level instructions.

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [Linear Memory Managers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/kernel-core-internals/process-and-memory-management/memory-management/allocation-strategies/dynamic-memory-allocation/custom-memory-allocators/linear-memory-managers.md) — Provides a custom allocator to handle memory allocation and object storage within a single contiguous linear buffer.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Language Syntax Parsers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/syntax-tree-analysis/language-syntax-parsers.md) — Parses a subset of TypeScript syntax into an abstract syntax tree for transformation into low-level instructions.

### Web Development

- [WebAssembly Compilation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/webassembly-compilation.md) — Converts typed TypeScript-compatible source code into binary WebAssembly modules for high-performance execution. ([source](https://github.com/assemblyscript/assemblyscript#readme))
- [WebAssembly Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/webassembly-frameworks.md) — Offers a framework and tooling suite for writing high-performance binary modules using TypeScript-like syntax.
- [Web Performance Optimization Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/web-performance-optimization-tools.md) — Improves web application speed and responsiveness by moving computationally heavy logic from JavaScript to WebAssembly.

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Cross-Platform Execution](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/cross-platform-deployment-targets/cross-platform-execution.md) — Enables lean binary modules to run consistently across different operating systems via a WebAssembly runtime.