Key language features

Basic Types:

  • Numeric: int8, int16, int32, int64, uint8, uint16, uint32, uint64, float32, float64
  • Text: text
  • Boolean: bool
  • Arrays: [ItemType]
  • Tuples: {field1: Type1, field2: Type2, ...}
  • Enums: enum {Variant1, Variant2: Type, ...}

The type system is static and each expression must have a type that is known at compile time. Values can be grouped into tuples and arrays, and functions can transform and combine these data structures.

Functions:

  • Defined using func (param: Type) -> ReturnValue
  • Can be assigned to variables with let

Standard Library:

  • Array operations: map, filter, flat_map, slice, sort
  • Aggregations: min, max, sum, count, average, fold
  • Boolean ops: all, any, contains
  • Window functions: lag, lead, row_number

Piping:

  • Pipe operator |, transforms value | function into function(value).
  • Can chain many functions: 
    (5 | func (x) -> [x, x] | filter(func (x) -> x > 3))`

Pattern Matching:

  • Using match expressions
  • Can destructure enum variants

Modules:

  • Code can be organized into modules
  • Modules can contain types and functions
  • Module members accessed via ::