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# The Odin Programming Language Odin is a general-purpose programming language with distinct typing, built for high performance, modern systems, and built-in data-oriented data types. The Odin Programming Language, the C alternative for the joy of programming. Website: [https://odin-lang.org/](https://odin-lang.org/) ```odin package main import "core:fmt" main :: proc() { program := "+ + * 😃 - /" accumulator := 0 for token in program { switch token { case '+': accumulator += 1 case '-': accumulator -= 1 case '*': accumulator *= 2 case '/': accumulator /= 2 case '😃': accumulator *= accumulator case: // Ignore everything else } } fmt.printf("The program \"%s\" calculates the value %d\n", program, accumulator) } ``` ## Documentation #### [Getting Started](https://odin-lang.org/docs/install) Instructions for downloading and installing the Odin compiler and libraries. #### [Nightly Builds](https://odin-lang.org/docs/nightly/) Get the latest nightly builds of Odin. ### Learning Odin #### [Overview of Odin](https://odin-lang.org/docs/overview) An overview of the Odin programming language. #### [Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)](https://odin-lang.org/docs/faq) Answers to common questions about Odin. #### [Packages](https://pkg.odin-lang.org/) Documentation for all the official packages part of the [core](https://pkg.odin-lang.org/core/) and [vendor](https://pkg.odin-lang.org/vendor/) library collections. #### [Examples](https://github.com/odin-lang/examples) Examples on how to write idiomatic Odin code. Shows how to accomplish specific tasks in Odin, as well as how to use packages from `core` and `vendor`. #### [Odin Documentation](https://odin-lang.org/docs/) Documentation for the Odin language itself. #### [Odin Discord](https://discord.gg/sVBPHEv) Get live support and talk with other Odin programmers on the Odin Discord. ### Articles #### [The Odin Blog](https://odin-lang.org/news/) The official blog of the Odin programming language, featuring announcements, news, and in-depth articles by the Odin team and guests. ## Warnings * The Odin compiler is still in development.