Rogue

An ergonomic object-oriented high-level language that compiles to C.

About | Current Release ----------|----------------------- Version | 2.39 Date | January 30, 2026 Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux License | MIT License

Note: Rogue v1.x is available in the v1 branch.

Installation

Morlock Install (Simplest)

Install Morlock.

Installing Morlock will also install Rogue and Rogo.

Manual Install

1. Clone this repository locally.
2. Run make.

Documentation and Examples

API documentation, a syntax guide, and the source for various Rogue-based utilities can be found on the wiki.

Syntax Highlighting

Visual Studio Code

Rogue comes with a work-in-progress VS Code extension which can be found in the Syntax/VSCode folder.

Vim

Rogue comes with syntax and indent modules for Vim; they are located in the Syntax/Vim folder.

Notes

1. roguec by itself for options.

2. Execute these shell commands for a simple test:

Mac/Linux

    echo println '"Hello World!"' > Hello.rogue
    roguec Hello.rogue --main && cc Hello.c -o hello && ./hello

Windows

    echo println "Hello World!" > Hello.rogue
    roguec Hello.rogue --main && cl Hello.c && .\Hello.exe

License

Rogue is released under the terms of the MIT License.

About

Brom Bresenham created Rogue in 2015 and leads Rogue's design and development.