This section of our computer programming language guide focuses on the Ante programming language.
There are at least two programming languages by that name. One of them is a low-level, impure, functional programming language created by Jake Fetcher, while the other is an esoteric language by Michael Dvorkin, where all you've got is a deck of playing cards. Although the most significant relationship between these languages is a common name, either one may be included in this category. Our focus will be on Jake Fetcher's language, however.
In his new language, currently (2024) in active development, Fetcher's goals include bridging the gap between low-level languages like C++ and Rust, and higher-level garbage-collected languages like Java, OCaml, or Haskell.
Ante is a low-level language because it doesn't box types by default, allowing programmers to optimize memory allocation and representation. However, the language strives to provide sane defaults, avoiding unnecessary complexity for users.
Like Rust, Ante emphasizes safety, something that it achieves without imposing strict ownership semantics through lifetime inference. Ante is said to be easier to work with than some other low-level languages.
Ante allows patterns, such as shared mutability. This allows for design flexibility while remaining thread-safe and memory-safe. This balance between flexibility and safety sets Ante apart.
Ante shares many of the safety goals as Rust but aims to be more approachable. Unlike Rust, Ante doesn't enforce ownership semantics, relying instead on lifetime inference. Its syntax and features resemble those of C++ and Rust, although Ante provides a more functional programming experience.
Ante was inspired by Java, OCaml, and Haskell, and it aims to offer similar expressiveness while maintaining low-level control.
Ante's design makes it suitable for various scenarios, such as systems programming, embedded systems, and scripting tasks.
Ante's developers hope for the language to be a pragmatic choice for developers who want the power of low-level languages without sacrificing safety and ease of use. Whether optimizing memory or building expressive applications, Ante offers a unique blend of features and flexibility.
The other language by the same name was created by Michael Dvorkin in 2013. In this quirky, esoteric language, all that a programmer has at his disposal is a deck of playing cards. Each card represents a specific operation or value, and programmers manipulate the deck of cards to perform computations and create programs.
Online resources for any programming language named "Ante" would be appropriate for this category.
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Ante is a low-level, impure functional programming language under active development by Jake Fecher. Ante aims to bridge the gap between low-level languages like C++ and Rust and higher-level garbage-collected languages like Java, OCaml, or Haskell. Its goals, features, language tour, algebraic effects, documentation, and a link to its GitHub repository are set forth, along with an informational blog, and a roadmap of the language to show what is currently implemented in the compiler.
https://antelang.org/
Esolangs is a Wiki-based encyclopedia of esoteric programming languages, such as Ante. Created by Michael Dvorkin in 2013, Ante is a programming language in which all that a programmer has to work with is a deck of playing cards. The original Ante interpreter was developed in Ruby, although versions in Go, Rust, and Swift are also available. Its operators and sequential precedence are identified, its syntax and code examples are demonstrated, and a link to the official GitHub page is posted.
https://esolangs.org/wiki/Ante
GitHub is an online developer platform that allows software developers to create, store, and share their code using Git software, providing several services promoting collaboration and development. Created by Jake Fecher, this is the official GitHub repository for the Ante programming language, which is available (including the source code) under the MIT License. Issues and pull requests, along with branches, forks, and release tags, may be made or viewed. Contributors are acknowledged.
https://github.com/jfecher/ante
Created by Michael Dvorkin in 2013, Ante is an esoteric language "where all you've got is a deck of cards." Its GitHub repository includes the source codes for Ante implementations in Go, Ruby, Rust, and Swift, along with code examples and information, which are freely distributable under the terms of the MIT License. Issues and pull requests may be viewed. Its README documentation is available for reading online. GitHub is a platform on which developers can develop and maintain software.
https://github.com/michaeldv/ante
Open Source Agenda (OSA) is a platform that curates and organizes information about free and open-source software projects, such as Ante. Ante is a low-level functional language designed for exploring features like refinement types and lifetime inference. General information about the language and links to Ante resources, such as its source code, the Ante Community, and installation options, are included, along with code examples. Reviews may be submitted or viewed.
https://www.opensourceagenda.com/projects/ante
