Programming language · 2019
V
General-purpose programming language inspired by Go, Kotlin, Oberon, Python, Rust, and Swift.
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What is V written in?
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