What is Dictu?

Dictu is a high-level dynamically typed, multi-paradigm, interpreted programming language. Dictu has a very familiar C-style syntax along with taking inspiration from the family of languages surrounding it, such as Python and JavaScript.

What does Dictu mean?

Dictu means simplistic in Latin.

Documentation for Dictu can be found here

const guess = 10;

while {
    const userInput = input("Input your guess: ").toNumber().unwrap();
    if (userInput == guess) {
        print("Well done!");
        break;
    } else if (userInput < guess) {
        print("Too low!");
    } else {
        print("Too high!");
    }

    System.sleep(1);
}

def fibonacci(num) {
    if (num < 2) {
        return num;
    }

    return fibonacci(num - 2) + fibonacci(num - 1);
}

print(fibonacci(10));

More here.

Dictu requires that you have CMake installed and it is at least version 3.16.3.

$ git clone -b master https://github.com/dictu-lang/Dictu.git
$ cd Dictu
$ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -B ./build 
$ cmake --build ./build
$ ./dictu

The HTTP class within Dictu requires cURL to be installed when building the interpreter. If you wish to build Dictu without cURL, and in turn the HTTP class, build with the DISABLE_HTTP flag.

$ git clone -b master https://github.com/dictu-lang/Dictu.git
$ cd Dictu
$ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DDISABLE_HTTP=1 -B ./build 
$ cmake --build ./build
$ ./dictu

Linenoise is used within Dictu to enhance the REPL, however it does not build on windows systems so a simpler REPL solution is used.

$ git clone -b master https://github.com/dictu-lang/Dictu.git
$ cd Dictu
$ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DDISABLE_LINENOISE=1 -B ./build 
$ cmake --build ./build
$ ./build/Dictu

Refer to Dictu Docker

Dictu has a Visual Studio Code extension here with the implementation located in the DictuVSC repo.

This language was initially based on the very good craftinginterpreters book, along with inspiration from Wren.

This project is supported by: