Natural-language syntax
Write store name as "Alice" instead of cryptic symbols. Code that explains itself.
WebFirst Language · v26.1 alpha
Programming that reads like plain English.
WFL mirrors how people think — natural-language syntax, almost no special characters, and errors that actually tell you what to do. A first language you never have to unlearn.
1// A web server, in plain English2listen on port 8080 as server3display "Running at http://127.0.0.1:8080"45wait for request comes in on server as req6check if path is equal to "/":7 respond to req with "Hello from WFL!"8otherwise:9 respond to req with "Not found" and status 40410end check
Read it out loud
You already know the syntax
No cryptic operators, no ceremony. The same idea, side by side.
1store user age as 282change user age to 2934check if user age is greater than 18:5 display "Access granted"6otherwise:7 display "Must be 18 or older"8end check
1let userAge = 28;2userAge = 29;34if (userAge > 18) {5 console.log("Access granted");6} else {7 console.log("Must be 18 or older");8}
1user_age = 282user_age = 2934if user_age > 18:5 print("Access granted")6else:7 print("Must be 18 or older")
What's in the box
Batteries included, jargon excluded
Type safety with inference
The compiler infers types and catches mismatches before your program ever runs.
Built-in web server
listen on port 8080 — HTTP servers, routing and responses without a single framework.
Readable pattern matching
one or more letter followed by "@" — validation you can read without being a regex expert.
Containers (OOP)
Classes, properties and actions expressed in the same plain-English grammar.
Errors that help
Elm-inspired messages point at the line, explain the mismatch, and suggest a fix.
Clear & actionable
Errors that read like a helpful colleague
When something's off, WFL tells you exactly what it expected, what it found, and how to fix it — inspired by Elm.
No error codes to google
Every message includes the line, the mismatch, and a concrete suggestion.✕ Type Error line 5, column 8 Expected: Number Found: Text ("hello") The expression age plus "hello" cannot add a Number and Text. 💡 Try converting first: age plus 5 — or — string of age with "hello"
Say hello in one line
Install WFL and run your first program in under a minute.
$ wfl hello.wfl Hello, World!