I built Soul, a tiny compiled language that generates ~22KB binaries — here's what I learned

I've been working on a small compiled language called Soul. It didn't start from benchmarking existing tools. It started from a simpler question: how small and fast can a compiled language be if it's designed to do just a few things well? The idea Most filesystem automation lives in two uncomfortable places: Bash scripts that get fragile at scale, or full programs in Go or Python that feel heavy for simple tasks. Soul explores a more declarative way of describing filesystem operations. The langu