Daslang - The High Performance Programming Language

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Daslang (former daScript) is a high-level programming language that features strong static typing. It is designed to provide high performance and serves as an embeddable 'scripting' language for C++ applications that require fast and reliable performance, such as games or back end/servers. Additionally, it functions effectively as a standalone programming language.

Daslang takes inspiration from languages like Python, Ruby, Kotlin, and Haxe when it comes to its explicitness and readability. However, it is also designed to be extremely fast, making it an ideal choice for performance-critical applications.

A Visual Studio Code extension is available for Daslang, providing comprehensive support for the language. This extension offers features such as code diagnostics, code completion, code navigation, hints, and more. Additionally, it provides a rich debugging environment, allowing developers to easily debug their Daslang code. It also includes a profiler for measuring and optimizing code performance. You can find this extension on the Visual Studio Code Marketplace at the following link: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=profelis.dascript-plugin.

Daslang's syntax is reminiscent of (Typed) Python, while its static strong typed nature is similar to ML or Zig. Its POD types are closely aligned with hardware/machine types. Additionally, the language makes use of type inference, as can be seen in the following Fibonacci code snippet.