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Description

Kin is a straightforward programming language created with the purpose of aiding Rwandans to write computer programs in their native language Kinyarwanda.

[!Important] Kin is designed to enable individuals to write computer programs in Kinyarwanda, the native language of Rwandans. The aim is to facilitate an easy introduction to programming for people. While it is well-suited for teaching or learning programming, its suitability for use in a production environment is not guaranteed.

Why Kin?

• Goal: Kin's main objective is to make learning programming more accessible by using Kinyarwanda, the native language for Rwandans.
• Focus: It's a straightforward language, prioritizing easy of use over complex features. This makes it suitable for education purpose.
• Use Cases: While Kin is great for learning the fundamentals, it's suitability for large-scale software development isn't guaranteed.

What does it look like

• This is implementation of linear search:

  reka arr = [45, 56, 334, 78, 34, 78, 23, 90]
    
  reka i = 0
    
  reka key = 23
    
  subiramo_niba(i < KIN_URUTONDE.ingano(arr)) {
    niba (arr[i] == key) {
      tangaza_amakuru("Key ", key, " is on ", i + 1, " position")
    }
    
    i = i + 1
  }

• Hello <name> !

  reka name = injiza_amakuru("Enter your name: ")
  tangaza_amakuru("Hello ", name, "!")

• Executing system commands

  sisitemu("sudo shutdown now")

Syntax

Though Kin inherited it's syntax and structure from JavaScript, they're completely different when it comes to behavior. Some notable Kin's syntax rules are:

• Semicolon:
  • A semicolon is required when you declare a variable but you don't assign a value to it.

     reka x; # This will work

  • A semicolon is required when a function returns but there's not expression to return.

    porogaramu_ntoya main() {
      tanga; # This will work
    }

    In General a semicolon is used to tell Kin that there's an ommited statement.

• White spaces:
  • Kin ignores white spaces, that's why multiple lines can be written at the same line ... these codes are equivalens

    reka x = 5
    reka x=5

Fun fact!

• Multiple statements can be written on the same line.

  reka name = injiza_amakuru("Enter your name: ") tangaza_amakuru("Hello ", name, "!")

• Nested statements are also supported.

  tangaza_amakuru("Hello ", injiza_amakuru("Enter your name: "), "!")

Contributing

We still have a long way to go with Kin, we're calling for your contributions! Contributions are welcomed, refer to Contiributing.md for futher info.

Maintainers

This language is maintained by @pacifiquem.

License

This project is under Apache License 2.0 LICENSE.