Kitsune is a simple prototype based programming language.

Goals:

Compiles to C++ for portability
Reasonably Fast
Have fun creating a new programming language
Has a good/complete standard library with a focus on games



Requirements:

libgc -> http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/
cmake -> http://www.cmake.org/


Compiles on:

Mac OS X 10.5/10.6 and libgc 7.1
Ubuntu 9.04 and libgc 6.8


License:

The language, runtime and compiler are all under the BSD license which reads as follows:

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2009, Seoushi Games
 * All rights reserved.
 *	
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 *  * Neither the name of the Seoushi Games nor the
 *    names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
 *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
 *	                                          
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY Seoushi Games ''AS IS'' AND ANY
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
 * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL Seoushi Games BE LIABLE FOR ANY
 * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
 * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
 * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
 * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
 * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */

Formal Syntax Definition:

Operand                       "(" Message ")"
Operand                       "'" identifier
Operand                       StringLiteral
Operand                       NumberLiteral

Message                       [Operand] [{identifier [{Operand}]}] "."

Program                       [{(Message | Condition | Definition) [Program]]}]

Condition                     "if" Message "then" Program
                                   [{"elif" Message "then" Program}]
                                   ["else" Program]
                                   "end"
			
Definition                    "def" identifier "=" Program "."