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Ava - 2026
At the beginning of 2026, extreme stress gave me new motivation to pursue Ava as a research project. It provides mental relief when times are tough. This new revision of Ava uses my time away to revisit concepts from the ground up and helps to take a principles-first approach to language design.
Ideas -- Working Towards Core Principles
Single-Purpose Syntax
As much as possible ensure that syntax has only one meaning.
Syntax Consistency
Apply the same patterns everywhere. Make Ava predictable. Do not allow for special cases or exceptions to rules.
Explicitness
Ava should be clear and precise. Accept some deliberate verbosity to achieve this in some cases.
Functional
Ava is a functional programming language.
Data Expression
Data modeling is critical to software development, and Ava must provide a foundational set of tools for expressing data.
Types
Ava is a statically-typed language with support for generic types, higher-kinded types, type constructors, and generally leans into types.