Strict Development Kit

Strict is a statically typed multi-paradigm programming language. The strict CLI is used to generate .silk (Strict Intermediate Language Kit) packages and run the Strict Virtual Machine Bloom for fast execution or generate code for one of the supported backends (C++, C#, Java, Arduino, JavaScript, WebAssembly, etc.).

To write Strict code use the Strict IDE IntelliJ plugin, the command line tools are never required for normal users.

Building from Source

In order to build, you will need the latest version of go. Clone the repository and run:

go get -d -v all
go install ./cmd/strict

To check if everything worked just call strict:

strict version

Compiling and Running your first Strict program

This small tutorial shows you how to write, compile and run a small strict program. Once you have the strict command line tool from above and a working C++ Compiler (e.g. gcc or Visual Studio), open up your text editor of choice and write some simple strict code (see the official docs for more tips):

implement App
has log Log

method Run()
	log("Hello World")

Save the code into a file called src/Hello.strict (or any other filename ending with .strict) and invoke the strict compiler:

strict build Hello.strict -b c++ -r pretty-json

If you run into trouble here because the App framework is missing, just write some library code instead:

method Double(number Number) returns Number
	return number * 2

The strict build command now compiles the strict source code into C++ code. The generated code is written into Hello.h and Hello.cpp files and has to be compiled using a C++ compiler in order for you to execute it.

Compile the program using your C++ compiler of choice and run the generated binary.

c++ Hello.cpp -o Hello.exe
./Hello.exe

Congrats! You have just written, compiled and run your first strict program.