Introduce

Introduction

AQ is an interpreted programming language. It's fast, small, simple and safe. At the same time, programs written in AQ can also be compiled. *Perhaps a great work. *

Features

• Fast (source code compilation and running speed)
• Small (source code size)
• Simple (easy to learn)
• Security (safe memory management and code inspection)
• Cross-platform (supports Windows, Linux and MacOS, etc.)
• Similar to C++ syntax (quick mastery)
• Interpreted (optional compilation)
• Free (subject to AQL License)
• Open source (under AQL license)

The following is a comparison between the AQ language and 15 other mainstream programming languages in different aspects:

Language	Types	Speed	Size	Simplicity	Security	Cross-platform	Syntax style	Execution	Open source	Application areas
AQ	Interpreted/Compiled	★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	Object-oriented/Procedural	Interpreted/Compiled	√	General
C	Compiled	★★★★★	★★★★	★★	★★★	★★★★	Procedural	Compiled	√	System/Underlying
C++	Compiled	★★★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★	★★★★	Object-oriented	Compiled	√	Universal
Java	Interpreted/Compiled	★★★★	★★★	★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	Object-oriented	Interpreted/Compiled	√	Universal
Python	Interpreted	★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★	★★★★★	Object-oriented	Interpreted	√	Universal
JavaScript	Interpreted	★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★★★	Object-oriented	Interpreted	√	Web/Server
Go	Compiled	★★★★★	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★★	Procedural	Compiled	√	System/Network
Ruby	Interpreted	★★★	★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★	★★★★★	Object-oriented	Interpreted	√	Web Development
Swift	Compiled	★★★★★	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★★	★★★	Object-oriented	Compiled	√	Mobile development
Rust	Compiled	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	Object-oriented	Compiled	√	System/Web
Kotlin	Compiled	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	Object-oriented	Compiled	√	Mobile/Server
Scala	Compiled	★★★★	★★★	★★★	★★★★	★★★★★	Functional	Compiled	√	Big Data/Web
R	Interpretation	★★	★★★★★	★★★★	★★★★	★★★★	Matrix	Interpretation	√	Statistics/Data Analysis
Perl	Interpreted	★★★	★★★★	★★★	★★★	★★★★★	Procedural	Interpreted	√	Text Processing/Web
PHP	Interpreted	★★★	★★★★★	★★★★★	★★★	★★★★★	Object-oriented	Interpreted	√	Web Development

Notice:

1. The number of stars represents the degree of excellence in this aspect (maximum 5 stars).
2. This is only a rough comparison, and the actual situation may be different.
3. The open source mark (√) indicates that the language itself is open source.

As can be seen from the table, the AQ language has better performance in terms of speed, size, simplicity, security and cross-platformness. Its syntax style is similar to C++, it can be interpreted and executed or compiled and executed, and it is completely open source. AQ aims to be a general-purpose programming language suitable for various application scenarios. Compared with other languages, its advantage is that it has both high performance and ease of use.

Development progress

AQ is currently under active development and has implemented basic syntax and functions. But there is still a lot of work to be done, including optimizing performance, adding library support and improving development tools. We welcome everyone to join the development and contribute to AQ!

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Quick Start

Install

AQ can be installed in multiple ways, including source code compilation and precompiled binaries. The specific installation steps vary by platform, please check the Installation Guide for more information.

On platforms such as Linux, you can compile like this:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

On Windows, you need to download CMake and other necessary tools first, and then compile.

Finally, you can run on Linux and Windows:

cd aq

# Find an executable file like aq or aq.exe and run it

Usage

You can run AQ using the command line or the GUI.

./aq <file> -other-options

Please see documentation for details

Document

You can find more information about AQ in the Documentation.

The current document may contain some errors or missing parts. We will improve it as soon as possible. If you find any bugs or areas for improvement, please feel free to contact us.

Language Standard

You can find information in Language standards.

Contributors

AQ is an open source project and everyone is welcome to contribute to it! Whether it's filing a bug report, participating in code development, improving documentation, or providing suggestions, any kind of contribution is highly appreciated.

License

AQ is based on AQL License. This is a license designed specifically for AQ to protect AQ's intellectual property and community interests.

The AQL License allows you to freely use, modify and distribute AQ under the conditions of the license, but it also has some restrictions on your actions. For example, you need to retain AQ's copyright statement and license text and not use them for illegal or unethical purposes.

If you plan to use AQ for commercial use, or develop derivative products based on AQ, please read the full text of the AQL License carefully and abide by the terms and conditions therein. If you have any questions, you can also contact us at any time.

In addition, AQ itself may also use "parts of code" from other "open source software", and these codes may be subject to "other licenses". We will accurately mark these license information in the code.

We believe that the AQL License can well balance AQ's open source and intellectual property protection, creating favorable conditions for AQ's long-term development. If you have any questions or suggestions about the license, please feel free to discuss it with us.

Copyright 2024 AQ authors, All Rights Reserved. This program is licensed under the AQ License. You can find the AQ license in the root directory.