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ƿit is an actor-based scripting language for building concurrent applications. It combines a familiar C-like syntax with the actor model of computation, optimized for low memory usage and simplicity.

Key Features

• Actor Model — isolated memory, message passing, no shared state
• Immutability — stone() makes values permanently frozen
• Prototype Inheritance — objects without classes
• C Integration — seamlessly extend with native code
• Cross-Platform — deploy to desktop, web, and embedded

Quick Start

// hello.ce - A simple actor
log.console("Hello, ƿit!")
$stop()

pit hello

Language

• ƿit Language — syntax, types, and built-in functions
• Actors and Modules — the execution model
• Packages — code organization and sharing
• Command Line — the pit tool
• Writing C Modules — native extensions

Reference

• Built-in Functions — intrinsics reference

Standard Library

• text — string manipulation
• number — numeric operations (functions are global: floor(), max(), etc.)
• array — array utilities
• object — object utilities
• blob — binary data
• time — time and dates
• math — trigonometry and math
• json — JSON encoding/decoding
• random — random numbers

Architecture

ƿit programs are organized into packages. Each package contains:

• Modules (.cm) — return a value, cached and frozen
• Actors (.ce) — run independently, communicate via messages
• C files (.c) — compiled to native libraries

Actors never share memory. They communicate by sending messages, which are automatically serialized. This makes concurrent programming safe and predictable.

Installation

# Clone and bootstrap
git clone https://gitea.pockle.world/john/cell
cd cell
make bootstrap

The ƿit shop is stored at ~/.pit/.