V (programming language)

V
	The official V logo
Paradigms	Multi-paradigm: functional, imperative, structured, concurrent
Designed by	Alexander Medvednikov
First appeared	20 June 2019
Stable release	0.4.5 / March 20, 2024
Typing discipline	static, strong, inferred
Memory management	optional (automatic or manual)
Implementation language	V
Platform	x86-64
OS	Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, DragonflyBSD, Solaris
License	MIT
Filename extensions	.v, .vsh
Website	vlang.io
Influenced by
	Go, Kotlin, Oberon, Python, Rust, Swift

V, also known as vlang, is a statically typed, compiled programming language created by Alexander Medvednikov in early 2019.^[4] It was inspired by the language Go, and other influences including Oberon, Swift, and Rust.^[5]^[6]^[7] It is free and open-source software released under the MIT License, and currently in beta.^[8]

The goals of V include ease of use, readability, and maintainability.^[9]^[10]

^ "Creator of V". GitHub.
^ "First public release". GitHub. 20 June 2019.
^ "Release 0.4.5". 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ Rao 2021.
^ Lewkowicz, Jakub (25 June 2019). "SD Times news digest: V language now open sourced". SD Times. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ James, Ben (23 July 2019). "The V Programming Language: Vain Or Virtuous?". Hackaday. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ Umoren, Samuel. "Building a Web Server using Vlang". Section. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "The V Programming Language". vlang.io. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
^ Knott, Simon (27 June 2019). "An introduction to V". Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ Nasufi, Erdet. "An introduction to V - the vlang". DebConf. Retrieved 24 July 2022.