Borealis
The elegant and consistent programming language.
Borealis is a small, elegant and consistent scripting language. Includes a C-like syntax that's easy to implement.
## Features
* **Consistent**: Borealis offers a simple syntax and a consistent standard library. Forget about things like strange results when comparing different data types, standard functions with unexpected names or operators with weird behaviour.
* **Easy to use**: Borealis tries to keep things simple and minimal, from its standard library and data types to its deployment and compilation. Even its source code has been meticulously written, following the [ANSI C99](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/C99) standard.
* **Comprehensive**: The language offers multiple features useful for reducing common development headaches, like a built-in REPL debugger, statically typed variables, different operators for strings and numbers, first-class functions and more.
## Install
1. Compile the software with the `make` command or download it for your OS in the releases page.
2. Run the following command where the Borealis executable is located: `sudo cp ./borealis /usr/local/bin`
Or move to your Borealis folder and run the command: `sudo make install`
Now you should be able to access Borealis by running `borealis` in your terminal.
## Examples
Operators:
```borealis
foo == bar; # Compare as numbers
foo eq bar; # Compare as strings
foo + bar; # Addition
foo ^ bar; # Concatenation
foo << bar; # Function call and assignation
```
General use and debugging:
```borealis
any lib = import 'lib.bor';
debug(); # Start REPL debugger at this line
Io.printLine('Goodbye!');
exit(0);
```
Functions:
```borealis
number fact(number n) {
if (n == 0) {
return 1;
}
return n * fact(n - 1);
}
fact(7); # 5040
```
Tables:
```borealis
table user = [
'name' = 'alex',
'age' = 23,
];
Io.printLine('Name: ' ^ user.name ^ '. Age: ' ^ user.age);
```
## Testing
Just run the command: `make test`
Or run the following command in your Borealis repository folder: `borealis -f ./tests/main.bor`
## Documentation
First time using it? Read the [Documentation](docs/en).
## Contributing
Any contribution or support to this project in the form of a pull request or message will be highly appreciated. ❤️
You can read more about the contribution process [right here](CONTRIBUTING.md). Don't be shy. :)
## License
Borealis is open-source software licensed under the [MIT license](LICENSE).