A modern programming language designed for clarity, performance, and ease of use.
Razen was born from a simple idea: programming should be both powerful and accessible. We believe that developers shouldn't have to choose between performance and readability, between safety and expressiveness.
Founded in March 2025 by Prathmesh Barot, a 16-year-old developer from India, Razen represents a fresh perspective in programming language design. After just 2.5 months of development, the language has reached approximately 60% completion toward a stable release. Prathmesh leveraged AI assistance for complex tasks and innovative ideas, while maintaining his unique vision for a language that combines the best features of modern programming languages with innovative new concepts.
Whether you're building web applications, mobile apps, desktop software, or embedded systems, Razen provides the tools and features you need to create high-quality software efficiently.
Razen is built on Rust, inheriting its exceptional performance and memory safety, making it incredibly fast for a wide range of applications.
With strong type checking and memory safety features inherited from Rust, Razen helps prevent common programming errors before they happen.
Razen's clean syntax and powerful features allow developers to express complex ideas clearly and concisely, without sacrificing performance.
Prathmesh Barot, a 16-year-old developer from India, began the Razen project in March 2025 with a vision to create a programming language that would be both powerful and accessible to developers of all skill levels.
With a passion for computer science and language design, Prathmesh set out to address common pain points in existing programming languages. Drawing inspiration from languages like Rust, Python, and TypeScript, he designed Razen to combine the best aspects of these languages while introducing innovative new concepts.
While developing Razen, Prathmesh utilized AI tools to assist with complex tasks, algorithm optimization, and to explore new ideas. This collaboration between human creativity and AI assistance has resulted in a language that is both technically sound and intuitively designed.
March 2025 - Prathmesh begins designing the Razen language, focusing on syntax, type system, and core features. The decision to build on Rust's foundation was made to ensure exceptional performance and safety.
April 2025 - First prototype of the Razen compiler is developed, capable of parsing basic syntax and generating simple programs. The Rust-based implementation ensures high performance from the very beginning.
May 2025 - Core language features are implemented, including type system, memory management, and standard library foundations. The language begins to showcase its unique blend of Rust's performance with Python-like readability.
June 2025 - Razen is approximately 60% complete toward a stable release, with ongoing development of the compiler, standard library, and documentation. Early benchmarks show performance comparable to Rust for many tasks.
Razen is built on a solid foundation of Rust, one of the most performant and memory-safe languages available today. This strategic choice gives Razen several key advantages:
While Razen builds on Rust's technical strengths, it introduces a more approachable syntax and additional abstractions that make it more accessible to developers coming from languages like Python, JavaScript, and Java.
Our roadmap for the coming months and years includes exciting developments and new features.
Complete the core language features, standard library, and documentation for a stable 1.0 release, with performance optimizations to match or exceed Rust in certain scenarios.
Develop comprehensive IDE support, debugging tools, and a package manager to enhance the developer experience and make Razen more accessible to new users.
Create a high-performance web framework that leverages Razen's strengths, making it a compelling option for building modern web applications with native-like performance.
Develop first-class support for AI and machine learning libraries, making Razen an excellent choice for AI development while maintaining its performance advantages.
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