Programming language · 2019

V

General-purpose programming language inspired by Go, Kotlin, Oberon, Python, Rust, and Swift.

Official site ›

V (self-hosting)Written in

2019First released

staticTyping

MIT LicenseLicense

InfluenceTranspile

What is V written in?

The Language Lineage dataset does not currently include compiler or runtime implementation relationships for V. It may appear in influence relationships with other languages.

Quick Facts

First released: 2019
Typing: static
License: MIT License
Website: vlang.io

About V

V is a General-purpose programming language inspired by Go, Kotlin, Oberon, Python, Rust, and Swift. It is a statically typed language that compiles ahead of time to native machine code. It supports imperative and systems programming.

V first appeared in 2019. V is now used mainly in specialized niches and by dedicated communities.

How V is implemented

In the Language Lineage dataset, V is self-hosting, so its own compiler is written in V itself. Reaching self-hosting, where a language is mature enough to compile itself, is a milestone that proves the language can handle a large, real-world program.

V in the language family tree

V drew on ideas from Rust, Go, and C.

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official site

Frequently Asked Questions

What languages influenced V?

V was influenced by Rust, Go, C among others. See the influence section above for the full list.

Is V self-hosting?

Yes, V is self-hosting, its compiler can compile itself.

When was V first released?

V was first released in 2019.

Evidence Sources

Discover More

What are programming languages written in? V in the language family tree Interactive programming language graph Is V self-hosting? Compiler bootstrapping explained Languages that influenced V: Go Languages that influenced V: C

Embed this graph

Paste this iframe into any HTML page to show the V relationship graph.

<iframe src="https://www.languagelineage.org/embed?lang=v" width="100%" height="500" loading="lazy" style="border:0" title="V relationship graph"></iframe>

Please attribute the visualization to Language Lineage and link to the V source record. See the embed guide for parameters and sizing.

Spot something wrong?

Every fact on this page is meant to be checkable. If one is wrong, say so and it becomes a dataset change, not a patch to this page.

Explore V in Graph →