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Pika Programming Language Wiki.

Pika is a dynamic programming language that is light-weight and fast. Here you will find tutorials and information to get started programming in Pika. All information pertains to the newest release 0.10.1, if you are running a previous version you are encouraged to upgrade.

Contents 1 Getting started 2 Programming Guide 2.1 Basics 2.2 Advanced 3 Language Guide 4 Creating Native Modules

Getting started

• Visit the Pika home page: http://www.pika-lang.org/
• Start a discussion in the SourceForge hosted forums: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pika/forums
• Download the Source Code or an Installer: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pika/files/
• Read the Installation Guide
• Contribute back to the Community.

Programming Guide

Basics

• Learn the basics
• Expressions and Operators
• Conditional Statements
• Loops
• Exception Handling
• Functions
• Packages
• Properties
• Classes
• Operator Overloading
• Enumerators
• using Statement
• Coroutines

Advanced

• Object Oriented Programming: Learn how to use Meta-Types, overload operators and more.

Language Guide

• Keywords
• Identifiers
• Literals
• Expressions
• Statements
• Compilation Overview

Creating Native Modules

• Native Modules Overview
• Binding Functions
• Binding Object Derived Classes
• Binding Userdata
• Userdata vs Object
• Useful Tips For Modules