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{{language|Night}} |
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'''Night''' is an interpreted |
'''Night''' is an interpreted language that focuses on simplicity and usability. The main goal of Night is to design an intuitive and safe language. It's dynamically typed and semi-weak. |
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What makes Night differ from other dynamically typed languages is its compile time checking. Whereas a language like Python wouldn't type check a variable, nor check if a variable even exists or not at compile time, Night fills this gap, eliminating hidden runtime bugs and providing a more reliable usage. |
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== Built-in functions == |
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Right now the only built-in function is <code>print</code>, similar to C's <code>printf</code>. It takes a string as an argument and prints it to the screen (like C, but unlike Python, without a newline). |
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== Types == |
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The types are: |
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* integers (<code>int</code>) |
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* floating points (<code>dec</code>) |
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* booleans (<code>bit</code>) |
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* characters (<code>syb</code>) |
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* string (<code>str</code>) |
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== Examples == |
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Here is the example used on the [https://github.com/DynamicSquid/Night GitHub page] (slightly modified): |
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<lang night>print("Hello World!\n"); |
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Also note that Night is still fairly new in the development process. |
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// this is a comment |
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bit boolean = true; |
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syb character = 'c'; |
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int integer = 10; |
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dec float = 3.14; |
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str string = "squid"; |
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int answer = 10 + 5; |
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answer = 2 + 3; |
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int legs = 10; |
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bit smart = true; |
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if (legs == 10 && smart) { |
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print("Hi squid\n"); |
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} |
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else if (legs == 8 && smart) { |
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print("Hi octopus\n"); |
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} |
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else if (legs == 2 && !smart) { |
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print("Hi human\n"); |
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} |
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else { |
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print("Not sure who you are\n"); |
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} |
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int add(int a, int b) { |
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print("Adding to numbers:\n"); |
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return a + b; |
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} |
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int number = add(2, 3) + 4; |
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print(number + "\n");</lang> |
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Output: |
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<lang night>Hello world! |
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Hi squid |
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Adding to numbers: |
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9</lang> |
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Revision as of 03:07, 9 November 2020
This programming language may be used to instruct a computer to perform a task.
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Night is an interpreted language that focuses on simplicity and usability. The main goal of Night is to design an intuitive and safe language. It's dynamically typed and semi-weak.
What makes Night differ from other dynamically typed languages is its compile time checking. Whereas a language like Python wouldn't type check a variable, nor check if a variable even exists or not at compile time, Night fills this gap, eliminating hidden runtime bugs and providing a more reliable usage.
Also note that Night is still fairly new in the development process.