Category:TAV
This programming language may be used to instruct a computer to perform a task.
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| Execution method: | Compiled (machine code) |
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| Garbage collected: | No |
| Parameter passing methods: | By reference |
| Type safety: | Safe |
| Type checking: | Dynamic |
| Typing: | Untyped |
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TAV is the terse and verbose language that borrows from Python, Stage2 and more.
Its most outstanding feature is the use of templates for function calls instead of the traditional function_name(parameter, parameter, ...) form. Matched parenthesis are consequently rarely necessary.
Summary of important points:
- C precompiler, should work on any system with a reasonable C compiler
- Block structuring by indentation, like in Python; line oriented
- No keywords in the core language, only symbols (i.e. bigraphs)
- Variables are of any kind (type) dynamically; no declarations necessary
- Function definition and calls by word sequences with interspersed parameters, often no parenthesis needed
- Maps (dictionaries) with all kinds of keys (except floating-point numbers)
- Rows (arrays) if the keys are dense integers, dynamically expanding
- Arbitrary precision integer numbers
- Dynamic Unicode strings
- Fields for extra data in rows and maps
- Attributes for information about an item
- Fault items for reliable error handling
- Reference counting avoids unsolicited delays for garbage-collection
- Basic support for object-oriented programming (no inheritance)
- Discretionary type system specified, but not yet tested
Many examples can be run via copy and pase in the Playground.
Because there are no keywords and rarely nested parenthesis (of any kind), syntax highlighting is not used.
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