Gov Programming Language

A satirical programming language with bureaucratic syntax and strong static typing.

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Overview

Gov is a satirical programming language that uses bureaucratic terminology to create fully functional programs. Every program must start with a declaration of love for the government and use polite requests "PLEASE" for some operations.

Features

• Full programming language: Variables, loops, conditions, functions
• Static typing: Strong type system with automatic conversions
• Satirical syntax: All commands use bureaucratic terminology
• Ready interpreter: Includes debugger and AST parser
• VS Code support: Syntax highlighting extension

Quick Start

Installation

Using CMake

# Create build directory
mkdir build && cd build

# Configure and build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build . --config Release

# Run a program
./bin/gov examples/hello_world.gov

Example Program

!I_LOVE_GOVERNMENT

PRAISE_LEADER "Hello, World!"

PLEASE DECLARE_VARIABLE "Counter" AS INTEGER
PLEASE SET Counter TO 0

FOR_THE_PEOPLE Counter LESS_THAN 3 DO
    PRAISE_LEADER "Long live the Supreme Leader!"
    PLEASE INCREMENT Counter BY 1
END_FOR_THE_PEOPLE

Interpreter Commands

• ./gov <file.gov> - run program
• ./gov parse <file.gov> - show AST structure
• ./gov debug <file.gov> - debug mode
• ./gov --help / ./gov -h - help

Documentation

Full Documentation: GOV_LANGUAGE_DOCUMENTATION.md

Examples

Ready programs in examples/ folder:

• hello_world.gov - classic "Hello World"
• calculator.gov - simple calculator
• number_guessing.gov - number guessing game
• tic_tac_toe.gov - tic tac toe game

VS Code Support

Install the extension from extension/ folder for .gov file syntax highlighting.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.