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hamlang

The language powering HamtarOS

Language Overview

hamlang is the interpreter, compiler, and name of the first-class supported language in HamtarOS, the world's most advanced Hamtaro-based operating system.

hamlang is a multi-paradigm language supporting all of the best ways of programming and finding adventure with your ham ham friends.

Terminology

Cage

The "cage" is the application's virtual memory space. The layout is as follows:

uhh

Cage Cleaning

Similar to garbage collection in other languages, periodically the cage cleaner will run and remove from the "cage" (the application's memory space) any hamsters who no longer have burrows.

Hamsters

For object-oriented style programming, hamlang has the concept of a "Hamster", which is roughly analogous to "class" in other languages. A hamster definition might look like the following:

🐹 Bijou {
  // ...
}

and the associated instantiation like this:

myFriendBijou := new 🐹 Bijou

Ham Hams

An instance of a Hamster is known as a "Ham Ham".

Whiskers

What other languages might call "object properties" are known as "whiskers" in hamlang.

Dance

A dance is what would, in traditional 20th century computing, be known as a "program".

Burrows

Burrows store Hamster instances.

Tubes

Ham Hams use tubes to communicate with their friends in other cages.

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