Firefly

lastmod 2023-04-23created 2023-04-231 edits

A new compiler & runtime for BEAM languages

An alternative BEAM implementation, designed for WebAssembly

Features

• An alternative implementation of BEAM (Erlang Virtual Machine) designed for WASM
  • Can compile languages like Erlang / Elixir to X86, ARM, and WASM native code
• Compiles to executables or dynamic/static libraries instead of bytecode run on BEAM, making distribution easy
• Existing tools for BEAM languages can be used as is
• Features/performance nearly identical to Erlang OTP (Open Telecom Platform)

See also

• BEAM
• Erlang
• WASM

Favorite site

• Github - firefly