One year of Roto, a compiled scripting language for Rust
Roto, a JIT-compiled scripting language for Rust, has completed its first year with significant developments. The latest version, Roto v0.11.0, introduces new features and improvements, including enhanced syntax and better integration with Rust. Over the past year, Roto has gained traction with external projects and has been showcased at various conferences.
- ▪Roto is a statically typed, JIT-compiled scripting language designed for Rust applications.
- ▪The language has undergone six updates in the past year, adding new features like loops and a List type.
- ▪Roto's integration with Rust has improved, allowing for easier registration of Rust types and functions.
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Roto One year of Roto, a compiled scripting language for Rust Team NLnet Labs 28 May 2026 • 5 min read Share Roto's logo By Terts DiepraamAlmost exactly one year ago, we announced Roto, a JIT-compiled embedded scripting language for Rust applications. A lot has happened since then that we'd like to tell you about!💡Along with this post, we published Roto v0.11.0! You can check out the changelog for that version on Codeberg.Let's start with a quick recap: Roto is a scripting language that integrates tightly with Rust. In contrast with other scripting languages, it is statically typed and JIT-compiled. This makes it faster than other scripting languages in many scenarios.
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