Qilang (奇语言), published by qilang-project, is a natively compiled programming language in which 100% of the keywords are written in Chinese. The language targets the LLVM backend to generate native machine code, producing compiled artifacts with zero runtime dependencies that can be distributed independently, making it suitable for standalone application delivery. Beyond its core role as a compiled systems and application language, qilang positions itself within the AI-assisted development category by including built-in LLM and generative AI primitives: structured output through the 询问:: construct, tool calling, and streaming conversation capabilities, allowing developers to integrate large language model functionality directly at the language level rather than through external libraries. The language also ships with a web framework, coroutine-based concurrency for asynchronous and parallel workloads, and ARC (automatic reference counting) memory management, covering use cases that range from web service development to concurrent application programming. The current version is 2026.09.12-2, and a total of 14 versions have been released, indicating an active, versioned release history with a date-based versioning scheme. Developers should note a practical build requirement: compiling qilang code requires a system linker, specifically clang on Unix-like systems or MSVC on Windows, so one of these toolchains must be present in the build environment even though the final compiled output itself carries no runtime dependencies. As a catalog entry, qilang fits within programming languages and compilers, with additional relevance to AI development tooling due to its first-class LLM integration, and to web development given its bundled framework. Its defining characteristic—an entirely Chinese-keyword syntax—distinguishes it from conventional English-keyword languages and makes it particularly accessible to Chinese-speaking developers, while the LLVM foundation ensures the performance characteristics expected of a modern compiled language.
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