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A Toy With Delusions of Usefulness
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use std
const main = {
var i
for i = 0; i < 100; i++
std.put("You're still reading?!?\n")
;;
}
Myrddin is a language that I put together for fun, but which has slowly become
a handly little language, and has attracted a number of contributors. The libraries
are written from the ground up, with zero external dependencies -- not even libc.
Introduction
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If you want to read more about what Myrddin is or does, there's a website up.
[Myrddin Homepage](http://eigenstate.org/myrddin/)
Try It Online
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Since installing a new language is a chore, there is a sandbox with code you can mess
around with. This is a very restrictive environment, but it's enough to get an idea
of what the language feels like.
[Online Playground Environment](http://eigenstate.org/myrddin/playground/)
API Documentation
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Myrddin ships with a reasonably useful standard library, which covers many common uses. As
stated before, This library is implemented from scratch.
[API Reference](http://eigenstate.org/myrddin/doc/)
Mailing List
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Annoucements of major changes, questions, complaints. We also give relationship advice.
[Mailing List Archives](http://eigenstate.org/archive/myrddin-dev/)
[Subscribe Here](http://eigenstate.org/myrddin/list-subscribe)
Supported Platforms
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Myrddin currently runs on a number of platforms
- Linux
- OSX
- FreeBSD
- 9front
Major Features
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- Type inference. Types are inferred across the whole program.
- Algebraic data types.
- And their friend, pattern matching.
- Generics and traits
- A package system.
- Low level control.
- (Almost) no runtime library.
- Entirely self contained.
- Simple and easy to understand implementation.