Chapter 1: Introduction to V Programming
The V programming language is a statically typed compiled programming language that's used to build maintainable and robust software applications. It comes with high performance and simplicity, which allows software programmers to do rapid prototyping of applications at scale. You can write simple and clean code with minimal abstraction using V. V comes with performance as fast as C. V is not derived from any other programming language and is written in V itself and compiles itself in under 1 second.
The design of V has been influenced by programming languages such as Go, Rust, Oberon, Swift, Kotlin, and Python. The V language has similar syntax compared to the popular Go programming language. It is a simple, fast, safe, and compiled programming language. V offers all safety features by default, such as immutable variables, immutable structs, and pure functions. V offers great support for concurrency that is on par with Go programming.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- The past, present, and future of V
- V is a statically typed and compiled programming language
- Simple and maintainable syntax
- Backward compatibility, stability, and easy to upgrade to future versions
- Features of V programming
- V as a framework
- Operating systems V supports
By the end of this chapter, you will have learned about the V language and its features. You will also understand Vinix, an operating system (OS) written completely in V.
Let's begin our journey by understanding how V came into existence, who created it, and what its future is.