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    Eclipse Ceylon Reviews

    Eclipse Ceylon

    Eclipse Ceylon

    Free
    Eclipse Ceylon is a language that allows you to write large programs in teams. Before you start the tour, take a 15-minute introduction to Eclipse Ceylon. It is best to download the IDE to get started and then write some code. You can then explore the modules in Ceylon Herd. You can also do it online. This is a community project. All of our work is open source. Eclipse Ceylon's powerful flow sensitive static type system is able to catch many bugs and allow you to express more easily: union and intersect types, tuples function types, mixin inheritance and reified generics. We spend more time reading code from others than we do writing our own. Eclipse Ceylon places a high value on readability. It supports treelike structures and elegant syntax sugar when appropriate.
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    XAML Reviews

    XAML

    Microsoft

    Free
    XAML can be used as a declarative markup language. XAML is a declarative markup language that can be applied to the.NET Core programming system. It makes it easier to create a UI for a.NET Core application. You can create visible UI elements using the declarative XAML Markup. Then, you can separate the UI definition and the run-time logic using code-behind file that is joined to the markup via partial class definitions. XAML represents the instantiation objects in a set of backing types that are defined in assemblies. This is in contrast to other markup languages that are interpreted languages without a direct connection to a backing types system. XAML allows for a workflow that allows two parties to work together on the UI and logic of an app using different tools. XAML files can be represented as text and have the.xaml extension. You can encode the files using any XML encoding but UTF-8 is most common.
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    XML Reviews

    XML

    World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)

    Free
    Extensible markup language (XML), a very simple and flexible text format, is derived from SGML. (ISO 8879). Originally created to address the challenges of large-scale electronic publication, XML plays an increasingly important role in the sharing of a wide range of data on the Web.
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    YAML Reviews

    YAML

    YAML

    Free
    YAML: YAML Isn't Markup Language™. YAML is a human-friendly data Serialization Language for all Programming Languages.
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    Less Reviews

    Less

    Less

    Free
    Leaner Style sheets, or Less, is a backward-compatible language extension for CSS. This document contains the official documentation for Less.js, the JavaScript utility that converts your Less style to CSS styles. It is easy to learn because Less looks exactly like CSS. It only adds a few useful features to the CSS language. This is why it is so easy to learn. Mixins allow you to include ("mix in") properties from different rule-sets into another. You can use nesting in conjunction with cascading or instead.
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    Markdown Reviews

    Markdown

    Markdown

    Free
    Markdown allows you write in a simple-to-read and easy-to–write plain text format. Then, it can be converted to structurally valid XHTML or HTML. Markdown is a combination of a plain text formatting syntax and a Perl software tool that converts plain text formatting into HTML. For more information on Markdown's formatting syntax, please refer to the Syntax page. You can test it right now using the online Dingus. The primary goal of Markdown's formatting syntax should be to make it as easy-to-read as possible. A Markdown-formatted document should look natural and unmodified. Although Markdown's syntax has been influenced a number of existing text-toHTML filters, the most important source of inspiration for Markdown is the plain text email format.
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    LaTeX Reviews

    LaTeX

    LaTeX

    Free
    LaTeX is a system for typesetting high-quality documents. It is also pronounced Lahtech>>>. It is used most often for medium-to large technical or scientific documents, but it can also be used for any type of publishing. LaTeX does not have a word processor! LaTeX encourages authors to not worry about the appearance of their documents and to focus on the content. This would be possible in most word-processing or typesetting systems. The author would need to choose the layout they want, such as 18pt Times Roman for title, 12pt Times Italic name, etc. This leads to two things: authors wasting time on designs and lots of poorly designed documents. LaTeX is based upon the belief that it is better for document designers to design documents and authors to get on with writing documents.
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    OCaml Reviews

    OCaml

    OCaml

    Free
    OCaml is a general purpose, industrial-strength language for programming. It focuses on safety and expressiveness. OCaml's powerful types system allows for more bugs to be caught at compile time. This makes it easier to maintain large, complex codebases. This makes it a great language for running critical code. The type system is unobtrusive thanks to sophisticated inference, which creates a pleasant developer experience. The bytecode compiler generates small executables that are portable and very fast. The second is a native compiler that produces machine code more efficiently and performs to the same level as modern compilers. OCaml supports the most popular editors. VS Code is recommended to beginners. Emacs and Vim are integrated with VS Code for advanced users. OCaml is a vibrant community with best-in-class tools.
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    D Reviews

    D

    D Language Foundation

    Free
    D is a general-purpose programming languages with static typing, system-level access and C-like syntax. The D Programming Language allows you to write fast, read fast and run fast. D is possible thanks to the dedication and hard work of many volunteers and the coordination and outreach by the D Language Foundation, which is a 501(c),(3) non-profit organization. Support the Foundation to help develop the D language and grow our community. You can discuss D on the forums, join IRC channel, read the official Blog, and follow us on Twitter. You can browse the wiki to see the vision and high-level goals of the D Language Foundation. Refer to the Phobos documentation and the language specification. The DMD manual explains how to use the compiler. To deepen your understanding, you can read various articles.
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    Elixir Reviews

    Elixir

    Elixir

    Free
    Elixir is an expressive, dynamic language that allows you to create scalable and maintainable applications. Elixir uses the ErlangVM, which is known for its low latency, distributed, fault-tolerant, and fault-tolerant system. Elixir has been successfully used in web development and embedded software. It also supports data ingestion and multimedia processing across many industries. To get started with Elixir, check out our getting started guide or our learning page. All Elixir code runs within lightweight threads of execution, also known as processes. These processes are isolated and exchange information through messages. Because they are lightweight, it is possible to have hundreds of thousands or more processes running simultaneously on the same machine. Isolation allows for processes to be separated, reducing system-wide pauses and making use of all machine resources as efficiently possible (vertical scaling). The process can also communicate with other processes on the same network.
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    Cython Reviews

    Cython

    Cython

    Free
    Cython, an optimizing static compiler, is available for both the Python programming languages and the extended Cython programming languages (based on Pyrex). It makes it as easy to write Python extensions using C. Cython combines the power of Python with C, allowing you to write Python code that calls back to C or C++ natively at any time. Static type declarations can be used to convert readable Python code into plain C performance. Combine source code level debugging to identify bugs in Python, Cython and C code. Large data sets can be interacted with efficiently, e.g. Multi-dimensional NumPy arrays. You can quickly build your applications in the mature, well-used CPython ecosystem. The Cython language, which is a superset Python language, supports calling C functions as well as declaring C types on variables or class attributes.
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    Emojicode Reviews

    Emojicode

    Emojicode

    Free
    Emojicode is an open source, full-blown programming language that uses emojis. Emojicode is a multi-paradigm programming language that supports object orientation, generics and closures. Emojicode compiles native machine codes using many optimizations that speed up your code. Emojicode comes pre-installed with many default packages. You can also create your own Emojicode packages. Emojis are expressive. Let's use this to make programming more enjoyable and accessible. Emojicode is easy to learn, regardless of your background. Our documentation is well-known for being excellent and filled with examples and walk-through guides. You can help Emojicode grow! You are invited to contribute to Emojicode's development on GitHub. Make sure Emojicode is installed before you try to install it. For example, clang++ or even g++ are fine. Emojicode compiler cannot link binaries unless such a compiler exists.
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    LOLCODE Reviews

    LOLCODE

    LOLCODE

    Free
    LOLCODE can read files from either standard input or a file. Although spaces are used to demarcate tokens within the language, some keyword constructs may contain spaces. Tabs and multiple spaces are considered single spaces, and are therefore irrelevant. Indentation is not necessary. A command begins at the beginning of a line. A newline indicates that the command is over, except in exceptional cases. Multiple commands can be placed on one line if they're separated by a comma The comma acts like a virtual newline, or soft command break in this instance. You can combine multiple lines into one command by adding three periods or the Unicode Ellipsis character (u2026) at their end. Lines with line continuation may be strung together in a row to allow a single command that spans more than one or two lines. Each line that ends with three periods will be included in the next line, until there are no more periods.
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    Crystal Reviews

    Crystal

    Crystal

    Free
    Crystal's syntax is heavily inspired from Ruby's. It feels natural to read, easy to write, with the added benefit that it requires less learning curve for Ruby devs. Crystal is statically type-checked so errors in type will be caught before they reach runtime. Crystal also has type inference built-in, which means that most type annotations are unnecessary. Crystal makes all types non-nilable. The available variables are represented by a union of the type and null. The compiler will check for null references during compile time. Crystal's solution to metaprogramming is a powerful macro-system that covers everything from types inspection and basic templating to types inspection and running arbitrary programs.
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    Forth Reviews

    Forth

    Forth

    $399 one-time payment
    The computer language was designed to program embedded and real-time applications. It is now available for development on Windows, DOS, as well as Unix variants that include macOS. Cross-compilers for Forth, which are commercially available, produce highly optimized code that runs on a variety microprocessors. They also prove themselves to be very adept in custom-hardware environments. Forth is a high level programming language. However, most versions include an assembly language. Software tools are often included in fourth-system providers to allow application code to make the most of system resources. Forth is interactive. It allows you to develop modular, well-tested code in a shorter time frame. It can also lead to very concise code. Programmers aren't used to languages that are concise, direct, and (apparently) simple. Forth is known for its speed of development, lean code and outstanding performance.
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    QBasic Reviews

    QBasic

    QBasic

    Free
    QuickBasic and QBasic are both easy-to-learn programming languages (and therefore great for beginners). They are based on DOS operating systems, but can also be used on Windows. QBasic is a slimmed down version of QuickBasic. QBasic is less powerful than QuickBasic because it does not have a compiler. QBasic can't be used to create executables (.exe) files. The built-in QBasic interpreter cannot execute the source code (normal files with a.bas extension). QuickBasic also has a wider command set than QBasic. A lightweight programming language and a simple compiler are the best tools to learn how to program. Qbasic (short for QB) offers many advantages to beginners and professionals that other compilers don't. QB IDE was very popular back then, when DOS was still the most widely-used operating system. QBasic/QuickBASIC is required on current Windows systems. DOSBox.
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    Deno Reviews

    Deno

    Deno

    Free
    Deno is a modern, secure, and simple runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript. It is built in Rust and uses V8. Deno includes a manual that explains in detail the more complex functions, introduces the concepts Deno is built upon, details about Deno's internals, how to embed Deno into your own application, and how to extend Deno with Rust plugins. Deno provides a list with audited standard modules, which have been reviewed by Deno maintainers. They are guaranteed to work with the specific Deno version. These modules are available in the denoland/deno_std repository.
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    Roy Reviews

    Roy

    Roy

    Free
    Roy is an experimental programming language which targets JavaScript. It attempts to combine JavaScript semantics and some features common to static functional languages.
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    APL Reviews

    APL

    APL

    Free
    APL is an array-oriented programming language. It will change how you think about data and problems. It has a concise syntax that allows you to create shorter programs that allow you to think about the problem better than how to present it to a computer.
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    CoffeeScript Reviews

    CoffeeScript

    CoffeeScript

    Free
    JavaScript's beautiful heart lies beneath the awkward Java-esque patina. CoffeeScript is an attempt at exposing the best parts of JavaScript in an easy way. CoffeeScript's golden rule is "It is just JavaScript." The code is compiled one-by-one into the equivalent JS and there is no interpreter at runtime. CoffeeScript can be used to seamlessly import any JavaScript library (and vice versa). The compiled output is easy to read and can be printed. It runs as fast as handwritten JavaScript. Node 7.6+ can run most modern JavaScript features, which means that Node can run CoffeeScript output without any additional processing. This list is not complete and may exclude versions of Node that support older features behind flags. Please refer to Node.green for more details. To see what your browser supports, you can run the tests in your browser.
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    Unlambda Reviews

    Unlambda

    Unlambda

    Free
    Unlambda can be described as a programming language. There is nothing extraordinary there. Unlambda's uniqueness is its unexpected intersection of two marginal languages. Functional programming languages are a group that includes Scheme (a Lisp dialect). This means that the primary object that is manipulated by the language, and indeed the only one for Unlambda, is the function. Unlambda, on the other hand, uses a functional approach in programming. Functions are the only objects it can manipulate. Each function takes a function and returns it. Unlambda has many built-in functions, including a binary "apply", which returns a function. The most important are the K and S combinators. Unlambda doesn't have variables so user-definable functions can be created but not saved or named.
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    QML Reviews
    QML is a declarative language which allows user interfaces to describe themselves in terms of their visual components, and how they interact with each other. It is a highly readable language, which allows components to be interconnected dynamically. Additionally, components can be reused and customized within a user-interface. Designers and developers can create fluid animated user interfaces using QtQuick. They also have the option to connect these interfaces with any back-end C++ libraries. QML is both a programming language and a specification of user interfaces. It allows designers and developers to create visually appealing, performant, and fluidly animated applications. QML is a declarative, JSON-like syntax that is highly readable and supports imperative JavaScript expressions with dynamic property bindings.
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    SystemC Reviews

    SystemC

    SystemC

    Free
    SystemC is your online resource for all things related to SystemC. It is the language for system-level, high-level synthesis and modeling, as well as verification. SystemC™, addresses the need to have a system design language and verification language that can be used with both hardware and software. It is a language that was built in standard C++ and extended by the use of class libraries. It is used to model the system's partitioning, evaluate and verify the assignment blocks to hardware or software implementations, as well as to architect and measure interactions between functional blocks. SystemC is used by leading companies in the electronic design automation (EDA), semiconductor and embedded software industries for architectural exploration. It can deliver high-performance blocks at different levels of abstraction and create virtual platforms for hardware/software collaboration.
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    V Programming Language Reviews

    V Programming Language

    V Programming Language

    Free
    It is simple, fast, safe, and easily compiled. For developing maintainable software. A simple language to build maintainable programs. The documentation is easy to read and you can learn the language in a weekend. In most cases there is only one way to do anything. This makes the code simple, readable, maintainable. This makes it easy to read and maintain. V is simple but powerful. It can be used in almost every field including webdev, gamedev and GUI. It can also be used for embedded science, tooling, and systems programming. V is very similar in appearance to Go. If you are familiar with Go, you already know 80% about V. Bounds checks, No undefined variables, no variable shadowing. Immutable variables by default. Immutable structs default. Option/result and mandatory errors checks. Sum types, generics and immutable function arguments by default. Mutable args must be marked on each call.
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    GameMaker Language (GML) Reviews
    GameMaker's proprietary scripting language, the GameMaker Language (or simply GML), is the GameMaker GameMaker Language. This language is designed to allow users to create games in an intuitive and flexible manner, while still offering all the power of major programming languages. It can also be used with GML Visual if necessary. Each event has its own tab within the editor. You can edit, delete, or add code to them at any moment (for more information about events, see Object Events). The code must have a basic structure. It can contain resource indices and variables, functions, expressions or keywords. All of these are explained in the sections below. It is recommended that beginners to programming or those who are making the transition from GML Visual start with the page on basic structure. Next, read through the pages in this section and then test your code within GameMaker.