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{{language|Raven}}Raven is an eclectic language with features derived from [[Python]], [[Forth]], and [[Perl]]. |
{{language|Raven}}Raven is an eclectic language with features derived from [[Python]], [[Forth]], and [[Perl]]. It was developed independently by [[User:Mythago|Sean Pringle]]. Raven is available from [http://mythago.net mythago.net] under the GNU General Public License. It is currently only available for the [[Linux]] platform. |
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==Features== |
==Features== |
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* Lists and Hash tables. |
* Lists and Hash tables. |
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* Regular Expressions. |
* [[Regular_expression_matching|Regular Expressions]]. |
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===Other design goals=== |
===Other design goals=== |
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* Use clear and |
* Use clear and concise syntax. |
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* Be fast to write and fast to run. |
* Be fast to write and fast to run. |
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* Use closures as a simple object model. |
* Use [[closures]] as a simple object model. |
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* Have minimal restrictions on variable and function names. |
* Have minimal restrictions on variable and function names. |
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* Rely on best practices guidelines rather than imposing rules for everything. |
* Rely on best practices guidelines rather than imposing rules for everything. |
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* Interface to MySQL and SQLite. |
* Interface to [[MySQL]] and SQLite. |
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* Support multithreading. |
* Support multithreading. |
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