ArachnoScript Runtime v0.2.1 Released 🚀 - Major Improvements & New Features

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ArachnoScript Runtime v0.2.1 Released 🚀 - Major Improvements & New Features

Hey Dev.to!

It's been an exciting journey since I first introduced ArachnoScript. Today, I'm happy to announce the release of ArachnoScript Runtime v0.2.1.

This version brings a lot of under-the-hood improvements, bug fixes, and exciting new features.

What's New in v0.2.1

Improved For Loop Syntax

// Old syntax
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {}

// New syntax
for (spawn i = 0; i < 10; i++) {}

Improved CLI

Bash

# Old way
are ./path/to/script.as

# New way
are run ./path/to/script.as

Quick evaluation

are -e "Console.log('Hello World!');"

Major Changes

Optimized lexer + fixed string lexing bugs
Many parser fixes and improvements (constructor logic, object literals, if statements, class properties, etc.)
Significant Runtime improvements
New macros: #_http_listen, #_http_serve, #_real_path, #_path_relative_to_file, etc.
Removed old #_http_listen_and_serve macro
Added new http and regexp standard library modules
Updated many existing standard library modules (strings, arrays, io, fs, math, etc.)
Fixed several bugs (including await, macros, and path handling)
Many stability and performance improvements

How to Install (Windows)

Go to the GitHub repository: https://github.com/ECMA-King87/ArachnoScript-Runtime-Engine-ARE-
Go to the Releases section
Download the latest v0.2.1 assets
Run the installer (or extract the zip)
Start using the are command

Note: Currently focused on Windows. macOS and Linux support will arrive by the v1.0 release.

Join the community

GitHub: https://github.com/ECMA-King87/ArachnoScript-Runtime-Engine-ARE-
Official Discord: https://discord.gg/nQm7v2eXWt

What do you think about this direction? Feedback and ideas are very welcome!
Thanks for reading 🚀