Warning

As of 2023 this implementation of the Lento language has been deprecated and will not be maintained. Please adhere to the latest version at https://github.com/lento-lang/Lento.

The Lento Programming Language

A functional programming language to purify
the object-oriented paradigm

Welcome!

Lento is an open-source, strongly typed and lazy evaluated programming language with aim to purify the object-oriented paradigm. Types provide a way to describe the shape of an object, providing better documentation, and allowing Lento to validate that your code is working correctly.

Learn more about Lento here!

Documentation 📗

Learn more about the Lento programming language by visiting the links below. A good tip is to download the CLI toolchain and start playing around with the examples yourself!

• Code examples

The Team 👨‍💼

Lento is being developed by a driven team that works hard to create a user environment as good as possible for all of you developers.

Meet the team 🙋‍

Do you want to join the project team? Maybe even get your own testimonial on the official language website?
Then consider contributing to the project and become a member with magical powers 🧙‍♂️! Read more in the section below.

Contribute 🌟

Lento is truly a community effort, and we welcome contribution from hobbyists and production users, from newcomers and seasoned professionals. Come help us make the Lento experience even better!

Get started by pulling the main branch and start fiddling around.
When you feel confident enough, take a look at the good first issues. Any maybe your code will be used by thousands of developers around the world! 💪🎉🎊