Concatenative language
Concatenative topics
Concatenative meta
Other languages
Meta
The goals of the [[Factor]] project are to build a [[Concatenative language]] and [[Interactive environment]] suitable for the development of large-scale applications. Specifically, - Factor should support powerful, orthogonal and well-designed [[Factor/Language features]]. Boilerplate should not be tolerated. - Factor should be fast, without requiring undue effort on the part of the developer. As much as possible, the compiler should infer the developer's intent and make common idioms fast; type hints should be supported but only relied upon as a matter of last resort. Using [[Factor/Unsafe words]] should never be a requirement for achieving high performance. See [[Factor/Factor compiler]]. - Factor should be robust. [[Unit testing]], [[Continuous integration]] and [[Static analysis]] should be employed as much as possible to ensure the robustness of the implementation. - Software written in Factor should be robust. Factor avoid language features which encourage [[Fragile code]], and the language should make it easy to achieve [[Code reuse]] and [[Encapsulation]]. - Factor should have a large set of libraries for common programming tasks, such as parsing XML, writing web applications, 2D and 3D graphics, database access, sockets, and so on. These libraries should be well-tested, well-documented and ship with Factor. - Factor should include powerful developer tools to automate some of the drudgery in maintaining larger code bases. - Factor should include top-notch documentation, accessible from within the development environment itself, to aid beginners and experts like. See [[Factor/Help system]].
Describe this revision:
Save