Motion ↗️:

Motion is a dynamically typed general purpose programming language designed to help developers write fast, clean, and efficient code for a modern world.

Motion is created in pure ANSI C, with no dependancies.

Motion is a variation of the Lox language found at www.craftinginterpreters.com and is licensed under GNU GPL v3.0.

Syntax

Motion's syntax aspires to be fresh, readable, and clean.

## Comments are cool.

var x; ## Declared variables are set to nil.
var y => 10; var z => 2;
## ^^^^ Multiline statements with ";"

print x * y;

func add(a, b) => {
	var new => (a + b);
	print new;
	return new;
}

For more examples, see examples

Why Motion?

• :rocket: Motion is Speedy.

  • On benchmarks, Motion is almost twice as fast as a similar python program!

• :bulb: Motion is Simple.

  • Motion has a familiar, welcoming syntax. Everything "just works".

• :lock: Motion is Safe.

  • A secure bytecode VM and JIT Compiler means safety issues are far and few.

• :floppy_disk: Motion is Small.

  • No external dependancies and pure C means Motion is tiny, fitting at 130KB. That's small enough to fit on a floppy disk!

Contribution

See Contribution

Features

Motion supports (or will support):

• :heavy_check_mark: Dynamic Typing
• :heavy_check_mark: First Class Functions & Objects
• :heavy_check_mark: Logical & Arithmetic Operators
• :heavy_check_mark: Loops and Control Flow
• :heavy_check_mark: Scoped Variables
• :heavy_check_mark: Closures
• :heavy_check_mark: Classes, Superclasses, & Inheritance
• And more! (hopefully)

Are you Ready to get Moving?

See Getting Started