qat is envisioned to be a superfast, modern systems language for efficient and maintainable code. No, it is not a C++ Killer. C++ is the result of half a century of research, engineering, design, effort, optimisations, bugfixes, review and collaboration. Saying that any language can replace it is just a fantasy. The compiler for qat is written in C++, and that's not without reason.
The source code of the compiler is closed source for now. The compiler will be open sourced, when one of the following happens:
- The language gets enough traction
- The project is recognisable in the developer ecosystem
- The language becomes self hosted
Aldrin Mathew is the creator and sole maintainer of the language.