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Getting Started with V Programming

By : Navule Pavan Kumar Rao
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Book Image

Getting Started with V Programming

4 (1)
By: Navule Pavan Kumar Rao

Overview of this book

A new language on the block, V comes with a promising set of features such as fast compilation and interoperability with other programming languages. This is the first book on the V programming language, packed with concise information and a walkthrough of all the features you need to know to get started with the language. The book begins by covering the fundamentals to help you learn about the basic features of V and the suite of built-in libraries available within the V ecosystem. You'll become familiar with primitive data types, declaring variables, arrays, and maps. In addition to basic programming, you'll develop a solid understanding of the building blocks of programming, including functions, structs, and modules in the V programming language. As you advance through the chapters, you'll learn how to implement concurrency in V Programming, and finally learn how to write test cases for functions. This book takes you through an end-to-end project that will guide you to build fast and maintainable RESTful microservices by leveraging the power of V and its built-in libraries. By the end of this V programming book, you'll be well-versed with the V programming language and be able to start writing your own programs and applications.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to the V Programming Language
4
Section 2: Basics of V Programming
12
Section 3: Advanced Concepts in V Programming

Summary

So, we have successfully understood the concept of functions in V. To briefly summarize, we began our chapter by detailing the need to write functions. Then, we looked at the syntax of a basic function and understood various terms related to defining functions. Following this, we learned how to write different types of functions such as basic functions, anonymous functions, and higher-order functions along with detailed code examples.

In the later parts of this chapter, we discovered various features such as how to define and work with functions that accept arguments, functions that return values, and function scopes, to mention a few. We also looked at how to write functions in V script files that have the .vsh extension.

Additionally, we looked at advanced features such as how to create functions and mutable arguments and the various things to bear in mind when defining such functions. We learned how to defer the function execution flow using defer blocks.

Having...