Goiaba: An experimental Go compiler, written in Rust

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Goiaba is an experimental Go parser and WebAssembly compiler written in Rust.
It translates Go source code into WebAssembly bytecode for browser and other WASM environments.
Key features include parsing Go into AST, compiling functions to WASM modules, and supporting fundamental Go language features.
Exports Go functions for use in JavaScript, Rust (via C ABI), and Zig (via C ABI).
Provides a command-line interface and programmatic API for Rust projects.
Installation via `cargo install goiaba` and usage examples provided.
Supports various Go constructs like functions, control flow, arithmetic, structs, arrays, and more.
Exported functions use `//export` directive for WASM callability.
Components include Parser, AST, Translator, Compiler, and CLI.
Future improvements include optimizations like dead code elimination and constant folding.
Current limitations: no garbage collection, limited standard library, no concurrency primitives.

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