Blade is a modern general-purpose programming language designed with a focus on enterprise web development, Internet of Things (IoT), and secure application development. It offers a robust set of built-in tools and libraries, minimizing the need for third-party packages and optimizing the development process.

Key Features

• Integrated Package Management: Blade incorporates a powerful package management system along with a self-hostable repository server, ideal for both personal and organizational use.
• User-Friendly Syntax: With an intuitive syntax and a gentle learning curve, Blade is accessible for developers across all skill levels.
• Zero-Dependency Full-Stack Development: Quickly build full-stack web applications with ease, utilizing the built-in Model-View-Template (MVT) HTTP web server, testing framework, multiple database supports, templating engine (Wire), and more.
• Advanced Language Features:
  • Function promotion facilitates code reuse from imported modules.
  • Access modifiers for enhanced security and organization of variables and functions.
  • Decorator functions provide a straightforward way to extend functionality with ease.
  • Extend language features using external C modules with a built-in extension compiler.

Sample Code

Below is a simple example of a backend API implemented in Blade:

import http

var server = http.server(3000)
server.handle('GET', '/', @(req, res) {
  res.json(req)
})

echo 'Listening on Port 3000...'
server.listen()

Useful Libraries

Blade's flexibility extends beyond web and IoT applications with libraries like:

• jsonrpc: A library for JSON-RPC in Blade.
• tar: A library for creating and extracting TAR archives using pure Blade code.

Community and Contributions

Engage with the Blade community via Gitter for discussions, feature requests, and bug reports. Contributions of all kinds are welcome to enhance the project. For detailed information on how to contribute, refer to the Contributing guide.

Learn More

To start using Blade or to find API documentation, visit bladelang.org and explore the comprehensive tutorials and resources available.