Bee

A friendly programming language with a built-in native (LLVM) JIT.

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Hello, Bee

Save a file called hello.bee:

print("Hello, world!")

Run it:

bee hello.bee

That's the whole loop: write a .bee file, run it with bee. No setup, no build step.

Get started in three steps

1. Install

Download Bee for Windows or Linux. It's a one-click installer.

2. Write

Open any text editor and save a file ending in .bee.

3. Run

Type bee yourfile.bee in a terminal. That's it.

What Bee is good at

Easy to read

Clean, familiar syntax. If you've programmed before, Bee will feel natural. If you haven't, it's a gentle place to start.

Batteries included

Text, lists, files, and time are built in. Need more? The Hive package manager installs it in one command.

Fast when it matters

Bee quietly speeds up heavy number work in the background, so your programs stay quick with no effort from you.

Compiles to a binary

Turn a program into a standalone native executable with beec - ship one file, no interpreter required. Compile a program

Where to next

• Get started - install Bee and run your first program.
• Language guide - learn the language, one topic at a time.
• Packages - find and install ready-made code with Hive.
• Editor - syntax highlighting and hints in VS Code.