Qu (programming language)

Qu is a computer programming language with an open-source interpreter written in C by Marc Krisnanto. It is comparable to Python, Ruby, Perl and many others. It is licensed under the GPL version 2.

The language is semi-dynamic, and optionally strongly typed, with full object orientation. All variables in the language are first class objects.

The design and implementation focuses on compactness and speed, using the GNU Lightning Just In Time compiler (JIT).

Examples

# Ackermann

if not (__arg__) # get input;
  println("Ackermann's function ...")
  println("Enter a number on the command line!")
else
  NUM = Int(__arg__[0])
  printf('Ack (3,%d): %d\n', NUM, Ack(3, NUM))
end if

sub Ack(m, n) # one way
  if m == 0 return n + 1
  elif n == 0 return Ack(m - 1, 1)
  else return Ack(m - 1, Ack(m, n - 1));;
;;

 # alternate way

sub ackermann (m, n) 
    return m ? (n ? ackermann (m - 1, ackermann (m, n - 1)) :
               ackermann (m - 1, 1)) : n + 1
;;

External links

• Qu Home Page