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- Add AUTHORS file
- Update README to match site docs
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Wren is a *small, clean, fast, class-based scripting language.* Think Smalltalk
in a Lua-sized package.
## Wren is a small, fast, class-based concurrent scripting language
Think Smalltalk in a Lua-sized package with a dash of Erlang and wrapped up in
a familiar, modern [syntax][].
```dart
IO.print("Hello, world!")
class Wren {
adjectives { ["small", "clean", "fast"] }
languageType { "scripting" }
flyTo(city) {
IO.print("Flying to ", city)
}
}
var adjectives = new Fiber {
["small", "clean", "fast"].map {|word| Fiber.yield(word) }
}
while (!adjectives.isDone) IO.print(adjectives.call)
```
* **Wren is small.** The codebase is under 4,000 semicolons which keeps the
language and libraries small enough to fit in your head. You can skim
[the whole thing][src] in one sitting.
* **Wren is clean.** The codebase is *small*, but not *dense*. It is readable
and [lovingly-commented][nan]. It's written in warning-free standard C99.
* **Wren is small.** The codebase is about [5,000 lines][src]. You can
skim the whole thing in an afternoon. It's *small*, but not *dense*. It
is readable and [lovingly-commented][nan].
* **Wren is fast.** A fast single-pass compiler to tight bytecode, and a
compact object representation help Wren [compete with other dynamic
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but many have unusual or non-existent object models. Wren places
[classes][] front and center.
* **Wren is concurrent.** Lightweight [fibers][] are core to the execution
model and let you organize your program into an army of communicating
coroutines.
* **Wren is a scripting language.** Wren is intended for embedding in
applications. It has no dependencies, a small standard library,
and [an easy-to-use C API][embedding].
and [an easy-to-use C API][embedding]. It's written in warning-free
standard C99.
If you like the sound of this, [give it a try][try]! Even better, you can
[contribute to Wren itself][contribute].
[syntax]: http://munificent.github.io/wren/syntax.html
[src]: https://github.com/munificent/wren/tree/master/src
[nan]: https://github.com/munificent/wren/blob/46c1ba92492e9257aba6418403161072d640cb29/src/wren_value.h#L378-L433
[perf]: http://munificent.github.io/wren/performance.html
[classes]: http://munificent.github.io/wren/classes.html
[fibers]: http://munificent.github.io/wren/fibers.html
[embedding]: http://munificent.github.io/wren/embedding-api.html
[try]: http://munificent.github.io/wren/getting-started.html
[contribute]: http://munificent.github.io/wren/contributing.html