Overview

Currently, the imperative and object-oriented portions of C* are mostly finished, which means it can do much of what C++ can do (plus several things better than C++). Notable missing features are function pointers, which are missing because first-class functions are planned to eventually replace them, and generics (templates). Notable differences from C++ are the addition of matrix operations to make numeric computations easier, and an improved object model (described later in the documentation).

The eventual goal is a multi-paradigm language with a focus on combining functional and object-oriented styles of programming in interesting ways. The major planned areas that still need to be implemented are the following:

• Functional programming (first-class functions, etc.)
• Generics
• User-defined containers, which could be used with the same matrix features as the built-in arrays
• Pattern Matching as Dispatch
• Type Inference

The lack of a standard library and a debugger/IDE are also tradeoffs to consider before using the language in practice.

To read about ideas as they develop but which are not necessarily implemented, you can read the blog I use for the language, which is here.

Old Versions

Version 0.2 was released in early 2008, and can be found by clicking here.

The language began as my undergraduate honours thesis at the University of New Brunswick. Version 0.1 is essentially my thesis. You can get the thesis by clicking here.