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-# nir
+# Nir
 
-Nir Programming Language
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+A compiled, metaprogrammable systems language with Scheme semantics.
+
+- Native code via QBE backend
+- Lisp macros that compile to zero-overhead machine code
+- Two-zone memory model: managed GC + explicit arena allocation
+- DSLs as first-class language constructs
+
+**Status: Early development**
+
+[Documentation](https://nirlang.org) | [License: Apache 2.0]