Documentation

Welcome to the Jda documentation. Use the sidebar to navigate, or pick a starting point:

Getting Started

• Installation — Download and install Jda on any platform
• Getting Started — Write your first program, use the CLI, build a CLI tool

Language Reference

• Syntax — Variables, types, functions, control flow, operators, defer, imports
• Types — Primitives (i64, i32, i8, f64, bool), pointers, arrays, generics, enums
• Functions — Functions, closures, generics, const generics, built-ins
• Structs & OOP — Struct + trait + impl, derive macros, operator overloading
• Concurrency — Green threads (J-Threads), channels, atomics, deadlock detection
• Error Handling — Result type, ? operator, defer, panic

Standard Library

• Overview — All 114 packages by category
• Package List — Alphabetical listing with descriptions

Tools

• Compiler Architecture — Pipeline, SSA IR, optimizations, self-hosting
• Toolchain — Formatter, LSP, testing, benchmarking, fuzzer, REPL, package manager
• Package Manager — Install and manage packages, jda.toml manifest

Performance

• Benchmarks — Jda vs C, Rust, Go, Python, Ruby

Help and Feedback

Jda is a community-driven project. If you find a bug in the documentation or have a suggestion for the language:

• Open an Issue on GitHub.
• Join the Discussion to ask questions and share ideas.
• Contribute directly with a pull request.

Your feedback helps us make Jda better for everyone!