The Zero programming language and Zero Assembly

Proof of Concept

Coming Soon: higher-level Zero. This page explores proposed .zsrc, .zero syntax; it is not a runnable example for the current compiler. See the documentation home and working ZASM examples.

In the next generation of Zero, we are re-aligning with the original design specifications and proof-of-concept.

Zero Source (ZSRC)

The proof-of-concept of the early passes of the Zero language. In its early form, it has a resemblance to C and C#, where it aims to not use pointers

Provides the ability to define the platform and target architecture

// Zero v0.2.0-pre
// Demonstrates high-level syntax

// Compiler options
option Platform(WinPE); // Specify the target platform
option Target(x64);     // Target or Architecture ("Arch")

// Library header inclusion
using "Windows.zh";     // '.zh' denotes, Zero Header.

// Main entry point
int main()
{
  uint8 a = 1;
  word  b = 2;  // Word and uint8 are linked types (same thing)
  word  c = a + b;

  if (a > b)
    Console.Print()

  // Concatnation of strings and numeric values
  string msg = "Addition (a + b): " + c + "\n";
  Console.Print(msg);

  return 0;
}

Zero Assembly (ZASM)

Raw

Ideal for copy/pasting in from other assemblers.

using "win32.zh"

; #IMPORT CustomLibrary.dll, AddNumbers
import "CustomLibrary.dll", dword AddNumbers(dword a, dword b);

section .data
  greeting db 'Hi!', 0x0A   ; 'H', 'i', '!', and a newline character (4 bytes)

section .text
  global _start

_start:
  mov rax, 1                ; sys_write system call
  mov rdi, 1                ; file descriptor 1 (stdout)
  mov rsi, greeting         ; pass the pointer to our DB string
  mov rdx, 4                ; the explicit length of our string
  syscall                   ; execute

  mov rax, 60               ; sys_exit system call
  xor rdi, rdi              ; return code 0
  syscall

Zero’s C-Like Assembly

Zero’s C-Like assemblly syntax is intended to catch line errors and accidental section misplacements by use of curley braces { } and semicolons ;.

section .data
{
  greeting db 'Hi!', 0x0A;  // 'H', 'i', '!', and a newline character (4 bytes)
}

section .text
{
  global _start
}

_start:
{
  mov rax, 1;               // sys_write system call
  mov rdi, 1;               // file descriptor 1 (stdout)
  mov rsi, greeting;        // pass the pointer to our DB string
  mov rdx, 4;               // the explicit length of our string
  syscall;                  // execute

  mov rax, 60;              // sys_exit system call
  xor rdi, rdi;             // return code 0
  syscall;
}