zkl Programming Language (Unofficial mirror)

zkl doesn't attempt to boil the ocean,
zkl doesn't want to warm the ocean.
zkl wants to make anice cup of tea.
— Zander Kale

(Image and quote from the zkl Manual (PDF).)

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The zkl language lives at zenkinetic.com. This is an unofficial mirror of the sources. Want to see some zkl code samples? Check out Rosetta Code. zkl is authored by Craig Durland, the zkl creator.

License

Modified zlib. The text appears on the zkl download page.

The zlib/libpng License, http://www.opensource.org/licenses/zlib-license.php. This license only covers the software I've written, anything consumed or produced by these tools is yours. This is a OSI approved open license.

Please read the license included in this repository.

How was this repository constructed

I downloaded zkl_vm_src.zip, zkl_tests.zip, zkl_scripts.zip and unzipped them into the same folder. I checked the ZKL folder into git and authored this Readme.

The logo image was extracted from the manual using pdfimage, then scaled down using convert.

Like what you see?

It looks like the zkl author has "The zkl Programming Language: Reference Manual" available on Amazon. I'm sure Craig would appreciate book purchases. It is also available in PDF form.

TODO

• Add a branch with improvements.
  • Q: do I need to make a derived work to fix the Makefile?
  • Q: do I need to make a derived work to fix compiler warnings?
• Check in the extension libraries (found on the download page):
  • zkl_dll_bignum_src.zip
  • zkl_dll_curl_src.zip
  • zkl_dll_editLine_src.zip
  • zkl_dll_GSL_src.zip
  • zkl_dll_lzo_src.zip
  • zkl_dll_msgHash_src.zip
  • zkl_dll_testDll_src.zip
  • zkl_dll_zeelib_src.zip
• Check in the ISO 8601 Library (iso8601.zkl) on the download page.
• Add gentoo ebuild in personal overlay.

Why?

zkl has humor — just search for "howza". It has some unique approaches on how to combine C syntax with Smalltalk or Python style semantics. It even has generators. I have a goal to complete an Advent of Code with a different language each day; zkl is an excellent addition to my language taxonomy.

Contributing

Sorry. I don't understand the license terms yet, so most contributions are not accepted. If you're a lawyer email me lawyer at winny.tech.