WebAssembly (Wasm) is gaining importance in Cloud and Edge computing due to its efficiency, security, compactness, and open standard. However, its full potential has yet to be realized. Low level Wasm languages like Rust and C/C++ are difficult to learn and have slow compilation times. High-level languages like Golang produce inefficient and bulky code, missing out on the benefits of Wasm’s speed and compactness. Moonbit aims to solve these issues by being a Wasm-first language that is fast to build and run, generates compact Wasm output, and is as easy to use as Golang. Led by experienced language designers, Moonbit combines the simplicity of Golang with the expressiveness of Rust. It has a fault-tolerant type system designed for speed and best IDE support. Moonbit focuses on fast build and runtime performance, compact Wasm output, and user-friendly programming. It eliminates dead code, has automatic memory management, and provides a rich set of safe features. Moonbit also serves as a platform with extensive toolset and a unique, container-free Cloud IDE with offline capabilities. The advantages of Moonbit can be seen in a benchmark comparing its performance to Go and Rust. Moonbit plans to reach beta status
https://www.moonbitlang.com/blog/first-announce/