In ParaCode, all types are objects, and vice versa. Everything is an object, and that includes functions. Objects descend from a parent object and inherit functions and variables from the parent. For example, to create a type, we extend from a parent Object (in this case Type), and define any methods
The core library in ParaCode is written in itself, even allowing for methods to be attached with the Object.patch() method at runtime. Types in ParaCode are built of Objects and have overloadable functions for operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, modulus, and compare. Types including String, Int, Float, and Bool are all defined completely in ParaCode, including all operations that can be done on them. For instance, the call operator can be overloaded, with an example being that when a Number is called 5(10) it multiplies the values together, allowing for a math-like syntax in programming.
ParaCode also has many methods that have functional language characteristics for example Array mapping and lambdas, and new concept ideas such as Prototypical Inheritance.
I'm currently rewriting ParaCode in Rust for better speed and efficiency. I'm planning to keep ParaCode code and the standard library similar to how it is today, and even try maintaining version parity unless it becomes too much of a burden on me and the language itself.
vars - How to declare and use variables
functions - Writing and calling functions
strings - Strings operations and interpolation
operators - Available operators + Operator overloading
types - Custom types
proto - Extending types using prototypical inheritance
macros - Macros
arrays - Array operations
dictionary - Dictionary operations
iterators - Building custom iterator objects
random - Random number generation
modules - Modules
packages - Packages
console - Console input and output
files - File reading and writing
json - JSON reading and writing
pythagorean theorem calculator
Be sure to check out our TicTacToe example!
Start the REPL by running main.py and call tictactoe(); to try it out!
To update ParaCode, run the update.sh file. On most operating systems this can be done with
sh update.shOr, to install and update ParaCode, run everything from update.sh.
You can find the Changelog here.