This is the documentation, reference, and informal specification of the XY programming language.
The XY Programming Language aims to realize its creators’ vision of how software is to be created and help them in building better software. It is a rethinking of some of the concepts assumed true in the past 20-30 year of programming.
The language is named after the greek letter Ξ (lowercase: ξ) which is transliterated as XY or xy and pronounced /sai/.
The language is not completely stable i.e. any part of the documentation is subject to change.
Newcomers to XY
Newcomers are more than welcome to skim the documentation in order to get a feeling for the language. However a step-by-step tutorial is provided elsewhere. This documentation assumes some familiarity with the language.
How to Read This Documentation
The reader is free to read and consume this material however they wish but the creators’ recommendations are as follows:
- For pages that describe features in the language:
- Read the code examples
- Read the comments in the code examples
- Read the full description of the feature in question
- Pages that describe concepts in the language should be read from top to bottom like a book.