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+# [GOLEM](https://kdx.re/cgit/golem)
+
+Work in progress bytecode language created by and for [kdx](https://kdx.re).
+
+[Follow progress on kdx.re/cgit.](https://kdx.re/cgit/golem)
+
+```golem
+// Focus is on having a simple toolchain to build onto.
+// For this reason, MVP syntax should stay as simple as possible.
+// The weird mixture of C and Lisp is a feature, I swear.
+
+// Global scope is initialized to zero.
+global g_heap;
+
+main(argc argv) {
+	local hello;
+	local world;
+
+	g_heap = 8000;
+	hello = (strdup "bonjour");
+	world = (strdup "monde");
+	(print hello);
+	(print " ");
+	(print world);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+alloc(size) {
+	local ptr;
+
+	ptr = g_heap;
+	g_heap = (+ g_heap size);
+
+	return heap;
+}
+
+strdup(str) {
+	local dest;
+	local i;
+
+	dest = (alloc (+ [str 0] 1));
+
+	i = 0;
+	while (<= i [str 0]) {
+		[dest i] = [str i];
+		i = (+ i 1);
+	}
+
+	return dest;
+}
+
+print(str) {
+	local i;
+
+	i = 1;
+	while (<= i [str 0]) {
+		(putchar [str i]);
+		i = i + 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+```
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 kdx
+CC BY-SA 4.0