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- Modulo division (`%`) and exponentiation (`**`)
- `OP_CONSTANT_LONG` OpCode is implemented
- Differentiation between integers and floating point numbers
- `inf`, and `nan` types
- `inf` and `nan` types
- Possibility to have more than 255 locals in scope at any given time
- String slicing, with start:end syntax as well
- Strings are not interned (may change in the future)
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- A standard library with collections, I/O utilities, scientific modules, etc (__Coming soon__)
- Multithreading and multiprocessing support with a global VM Lock like CPython (__Coming soon__)
- Multiple GC implementations which can be chosen at runtime or via CLI: bare refcount, refcount + generational GC, M&S (__Coming soon__)
- Exceptions (__Coming soon__)
- Optional JIT Compilation (__Coming soon__)
Other than that, JAPL features closures, function definitions, classes, inheritance and static scoping. You can check
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### Contributing
If you want to contribute, feel free to send a PR!
Right now there are some major issues with the virtual machine which need to be addressed
before the development can proceed, and some help is ~~desperately needed~~ greatly appreciated!