The Gosu Language

Gosu is a pragmatic programming language for the JVM. It has been designed with Java developers in mind by providing a set of features that allow them to be more productive without sacrificing the benefits of Java's simple syntax and type-safety. Gosu is an object oriented language with a sprinkle of functional programming features.

Gosu features:

Open Type System
Advanced type inference
Program files (scripts containing statements, functions, and classes at the same level)
Structural typing (similar TypeScript's interfaces)
Extension methods (aka enhancements)
Java interoperability
Lambda expressions
Classes/Interfaces/Enums
Generics (reified, covariant type parameters and no wildcards)
Composition (with the delegate keyword)
Properties
Null Safety (supports operator ?. etc.)
Named Arguments and Default Parameter Values
A powerful for each statement with user-defined intervals types
Member Literals
Object Initializers
Classpath Statement and Shebang (useful when you use Gosu as a scripting language)
...and more

Build instructions

You need Java JDK 1.8 and Maven 3.x to build Gosu. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to JDK 1.8's home.

Clone the project from GitHub and run:

mvn compile

To execute tests:

mvn test

To change the version number:

mvn -B release:update-versions -DdevelopmentVersion=1-someValue-SNAPSHOT

Quickstart

Download the latest Gosu distribution here.
Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to JDK 1.8's home, if needed.
Unzip the distribution zip, go to the bin folder and double click on gosu.cmd (or gosu if you are using Linux/Mac).

Support

Need help getting your project off the ground? Want to discuss features in the next release, among both users and the Gosu team? Participate in our discussion forum or report a bug: