Powscript

Powscript is a bash dialect transpiler written in bash that provides a CoffeeScript-inspired, indentation-based syntax for shell scripting. It compiles to bash (version 4+) or experimental POSIX sh, reducing semantic noise from traditional shell syntax. Features include automatic quoting, safety checks (halt on error, require_cmd/require_env), functional programming constructs, JSON support, module system, and easy async. The current stable version is 0.9 (based on old compiler), with a new compiler in development (beta available). It is self-installing with no external dependencies (bash-only) and targets embedded systems or any environment where bash is available. Key differentiator: no need for gcc or node – pure bash, but not actively maintained.