wyvern
Wyvern is a (planned) python-lookalike programming langauge that compiles to wizard.
Unlike python, though:
- Everything is immutable
- There are no side effects (all effects are managed)
- Instead of classes, there are interfaces
- Instead of objects, there are records
- Uses all of wizard's tooling
- Compiles to machine code via wizard
- Supports concurrency from the ground up
Unlike wizard, wyvern has a syntax that more closely resembles languages from the imperative and OO traditions, while semantically remaining pure and referentially integral. It does this by introducing familiar-looking language constructs that help the programmer to use functional features by re-framing them.
For example, variable shadowing allows workflows like this:
x = 1
x = x + 1
...
to be rendered semantically as:
(let [x 1]
(let [x (+ x 1)]
...))Wyvern hasn't been started yet!