Kite is a pure and minimalistic programming language written in C. It can be a lot, but if I'd have to classify it, it's a functional programming language with imperative elements. This is a sample of what code written in Kite might look like:
let loop = fun(func, times, until)
if times < until do @(func, times + 1, until)
else func
let incr = fun(num)
num + 1
let mainloop = fun(k, j, i)
loop(incr(k), j, i)
loop(mainloop(1, 5, 25), 0, 10)Simple program to print the number "100":
# To print without newline:
write(tostring(100)
# or
import io
io.print(100)
# To print with a newline:
writeln(tostring(100))
# or
import io
io.println(100)It also includes functions:
let println = fun(v)
writeln(tostring(v)
let sum = fun(x)
if x < 2 do x
else x + sum(x - 1)
println(sum(3))This does the same thing as the last example:
let println = fun(v)
writeln(tostring(v))
println((fun(x) if x < 2 do x else x + @(x - 1))(3))Note
Pro tip: Shebangs work just fine with kite! If you can't be bothered to
run kite run file.kite, just put #!/usr/local/bin/kite run in file.kite,
run chmod +x file.kite and then you can run file.kite by ./file.kite!
Oh, almost forgot about Modules:
import io
io.print(10)
io.println(20)
io.print(30)stdlib/io.kite:
let export print = fun(val)
write(tostring(val))
let export println = fun(val)
writeln(tostring(val))Another module; func:
import func
let test = fun()
writeln(tostring(100))
func.loop(test(), 0, 10)stdlib/func.kite:
let export loop = fun(func, times, until)
if times < until do @(func, times + 1, until)
else funcAnother one; math:
import math
writeln(tostring(math.facto(5)))
writeln(tostring(math.fib(10)))stdlib/math.kite:
let facto = fun(n)
if n == 1 do n
else n * @(n - 1)
let fib = fun(x)
if x < 2 do 1
else @(x - 1) + @(x - 2)Note
All modules should be located in the lib/ directory. This means that you
can create your own Kite project, and you can import other files
by putting them in the lib/ directory.
- clang
- make
- git or Github CLI
To install, firstly clone the repo:
# git
git clone https://github.com/callmesalmon/kite
# gh
gh repo clone callmesalmon/kiteThen build an executable using make:
cd kite
sudo make
# NOTE: To only build the project,
# not install it, run:
make build