New Open Source Language - X#

What is X#

X# (X-sharp) is a free and open source language based on XBASE language, developed for the compiler and also based on the Roslyn compiler for C#. It supports multiple dialects and is still a partly closed source language.

The X# front-end framework is used to design web applications and websites, including HTML allowed in buttons, forms, typography, navigation etc.

History of X#

In 2015, Vulcan.NET team developers started the X-sharp compiler development after the Grafx development team started a new open source project to give XBase for new features of .NET.

Robert Van Der Hulst, a Visual Object former member and Independent software developer from the Netherlands founded a new company, Xsharp BV.

On July 3, 2017, the general release version1.0.1, Anjou, was published.

Why X-Sharp

• The Vulcan team was able to move forward faster.
• The XSharp comes from different flavors that attract people.
• X# is too closely linked to Visual Object and it offers an easy migration path for Vulcan developers.
• It creates an Open source methodology.

X# compiler 1

The XSharp supports different dialects of XBase.

• Core
• Visual object/ Vulcan.
• Foxpro
• Xbase++
• D-base
• (x)Harbour

The core language similar to Xbase language which is seen in Microsoft C# compiler version also contains features of C#6. It supports and was created for Class, object and data types, then the language is run under Windows and Universal applications.

X# compiler 2

TheX# compiler is a front-end coded with ANTLR and the compiler backend code is based upon the VB and C# compiler for Microsoft (Roslyn, an open source). Microsoft technology is used for most of the compilers.

X# IDE

1. Visual Studio 2017.
2.  Chris Pyrgos created an IDE for X# (XIDE).
3.  The XIDE also does the migration of the Visual Object into Xsharp.

 Product consists

• Visual studio integration.
• Compiler
• Runtime

 New features

X# has a lot of new features in VB and C#.

• Creating generic types.
• Checked & Unchecked.
• Begin unsafe.. end.
• VAR for locals.
• Using static.
• Conditional access Expression.
• LINQ.
• YIELD.

Where do you find it?

Source code

The X# source code is available on GitHub. However, you will have the read-only access only to our repository.

www.githup.com/xx-sharp/xsharp public

Example applications

www.xsharp.info/examples

Official website

WWW.xsharp.info

Conclusion

In this blog, we learned what X# is.

I hope the blog was helpful for beginners. Stay tuned for more blogs.