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# BS

Implementation of the BS language as created by Mark Rendle at BuildStuff.lt 2014

BS is a general purpose Gradually typed language which can and should be used for building absolutely everything absolutely all the time.

* BS Hates programmers
* Booby trapped aztec temple pit of fail
* Programs must be edited and saved using Microsoft Word (2003)
* Compiles to ECMAScript3
- BS Hates programmers
- Booby trapped aztec temple pit of fail
- Programs must be edited and saved using Microsoft Word (2003)
- Compiles to ECMAScript3

[Watch the talk, recorded at SkillsMatter](https://skillsmatter.com/skillscasts/6088-the-worst-programming-language-ever)
[Watch the talk, recorded at SkillsMatter][talk-link]

##Example program

#define /^my (.*?) thing:$/class \1:/
my Greeter thing:
public function __construct(€name)
HALT_AND_CATCH_FIRE
## Example program
```
#define /^my (.*?) thing:$/class \1:/
my Greeter thing:
public function __construct(€name)
HALT_AND_CATCH_FIRE
(unless €name !=== null);
€this->name = €name;
Delete €name;
public function say(€thing isProbablyA String)

public function say(€thing isProbablyA String)
echo €thing, « », €this->name, BS::EOL;
Delete €thing;

##Language Features

* Significant whitespace
* Significant formatting
* 17 bit integers
* Variables must be prefixed by €
* Variable hoisting from all scopes
* Exception handling - BS has only one exception - HALT_AND_CATCH_FIRE
* Raise exceptions conditionally with `(unless <condition>)`
* String processing:
* ' ' Single quotes for ASCII strings
* '' '' Double single quotes for ANSI strings
* " " Double quotes
* "" "" Double double quotes
* « » European quotes are used for UTF-256
* «« »» Double european quotes used for UTF-256 with string interpolation
* Mandatory Comments - at the end of every line, demarked by 5 spaces
* Optionally end statements with ;
* `unless` statements must be terminated with ;
* Regex Aliasing - #define
* Line numbers are mandatory, and must increment in steps of 42
```

## Language Features

- Significant whitespace
- Significant formatting
- 17 bit integers
- Variables must be prefixed by `€`
- Variable hoisting from all scopes
- Exception handling (BS has only one exception: `HALT_AND_CATCH_FIRE`)
- Raise exceptions conditionally with `(unless <condition>)`
- String processing:
- `' '` Single quotes for ASCII strings
- `'' ''` Double single quotes for ANSI strings
- `" "` Double quotes
- `"" ""` Double double quotes
- `« »` European quotes are used for UTF-256
- `«« »»` Double european quotes used for UTF-256 with string interpolation
- Mandatory Comments - at the end of every line, demarked by 5 spaces
- Optionally end statements with `;`
- `unless` statements must be terminated with `;`
- Regex Aliasing - `#define`
- Line numbers are mandatory, and must increment in steps of 42

[talk-link]: https://skillsmatter.com/skillscasts/6088-the-worst-programming-language-ever "Watch the talk on SkillsMatter.com"