Nu (programming language)

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Nu is an interpreted object-oriented programming language, with a LISP-like syntax, created by Tim Burks like an alternative scripting language to program Mac OS X through its Cocoa API.

There is also a language implementation for Linux, and Apple Inc. iPhone.

[edit] Example code

This is the Nu code which defines a simple complex numbers class.

(class KSComplex is NSObject
    (ivar (double) real
             (double) imaginary)
    (- initWithReal:(double) x imaginary:(double) y is
             (super init)
             (set @real x)
             (set @imaginary y)
             self)
)

The example is a basic definition of a complex number (it just defines the instance variables, and a method to init the object). It evidences the similarity between the Nu code and the equivalent Object-C code; it evidences also the similarity with Ruby.

[edit] External links

• Google Groups

[edit] See also

• F-Script
• RubyCocoa