Crates.io | shortlang |
lib.rs | shortlang |
version | 0.4.0 |
source | src |
created_at | 2024-01-27 10:50:35.27782 |
updated_at | 2024-01-27 10:50:35.27782 |
description | A programming language designed for code golfing. |
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repository | https://github.com/ShortLang/ShortLang/ |
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A programming language designed for code golfing
Welcome to the official documentation for ShortLang, a fast and concise interpreted programming language designed for code golfing. ShortLang is implemented in Rust and boasts a performance that is 5 times faster than Python.
int
float
bool
array
nil
To print "Hello World" to the standard output with a newline, use:
$"Hello World"
If you want to print without a newline, use:
$$"Hello World"
ShortLang provides print
and println
functions in the standard library for the same purpose.
For the sake of readability, we'll use print
and println
in the examples.
Operator | Description |
---|---|
+ |
Addition |
- |
Subtraction |
* |
Multiplication |
/ |
Division |
% |
Modulus |
++ |
Increment |
-- |
Decrement |
** |
Exponent |
< |
Less than |
> |
Greater than |
== |
Equal than |
<= |
Less than or equal to |
>= |
Greater than or equal to |
&& |
And |
|| |
Or |
Variables can be created without a semicolon. For example:
var_name = value
number = 42
$("The number is: " + number)
The following code shows an example array
fibonacci = [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13]
$("5th fibonacci number is " + fibonacci[5])
Similar to lambda function in python
add a b: a + b
println(add(10, 20)) // prints 30
add a b: {
println("You are adding: " + a + " and " + b)
a + b
}
println(add(10, 20))
The last expression in a multiline function is the return value.
You can also use &
explicitly to denote the return value, if it is not at the end of the function.
max a b: {
a > b ? &a : &b
$"this line won't be printed"
}
Comments start with //
.
Ternary operator for if-else:
a = 1
a == 1 ? println("The expression is true") : println("The expression is false")
Block execution:
true ? {
// code here will be executed
} : {
// if condition is false
}
The else block can be removed
a == 10 ? println("a is equal to 10")
ShortLang currently supports a while
loop:
>. condition {
// code to be executed while the condition is true
}
i = 0
>. i < 10 {
$("Value of i is: " + i)
i ++
}
This code prints:
Value of i is: 0
Value of i is: 1
Value of i is: 2
Value of i is: 3
Value of i is: 4
Value of i is: 5
Value of i is: 6
Value of i is: 7
Value of i is: 8
Value of i is: 9
factorial x: x < 2 ? 1 : x * factorial(x - 1)
$factorial(30)
Prints
265252859812191058636308480000000