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{{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.
{{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.


==Features==
==Features==
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* Lists and Hash tables.
* Lists and Hash tables.
* Regular Expressions.
* [[Regular_expression_matching|Regular Expressions]].


===Other design goals===
===Other design goals===


* Use clear and consise syntax.
* Use clear and concise syntax.
* Be fast to write and fast to run.
* Be fast to write and fast to run.
* Use closures as a simple object model.
* Use [[closures]] as a simple object model.
* Have minimal restrictions on variable and function names.
* Have minimal restrictions on variable and function names.
* Rely on best practices guidelines rather than imposing rules for everything.
* Rely on best practices guidelines rather than imposing rules for everything.
* Interface to MySQL and SQLite.
* Interface to [[MySQL]] and SQLite.
* Support multithreading.
* Support multithreading.


Revision as of 23:02, 3 June 2008

Language
Raven
This programming language may be used to instruct a computer to perform a task.
See Also:


Listed below are all of the tasks on Rosetta Code which have been solved using Raven.

Raven is an eclectic language with features derived from Python, Forth, and Perl. It was developed independently by Sean Pringle. Raven is available from mythago.net under the GNU General Public License. It is currently only available for the Linux platform.

Features

Its described feature set includes:

From Python

  • Whitespace indentation to define code blocks.
  • Some common function names.

From Forth

  • Postfix Notation and the Data Stack.
  • Dictionary of short atomic functions.

From Perl

Other design goals

  • Use clear and concise syntax.
  • Be fast to write and fast to run.
  • Use closures as a simple object model.
  • Have minimal restrictions on variable and function names.
  • Rely on best practices guidelines rather than imposing rules for everything.
  • Interface to MySQL and SQLite.
  • Support multithreading.

Source: The Raven home page

Other Resources

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

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