Description #
Pony is an actor-model, capabilities-secure, object-oriented language with strong functional programming influences focused on concurrency and safety.
History #
Developed starting in 2011 by Sylvan Clebsch and others, Pony offers high performance with a unique type system ensuring data-race freedom without garbage collection pauses.
Hello World Code #
actor Main
new create(env: Env) =>
env.out.print("Hello, World!")How to Run #
Option 1: Online
Pony Playground
Option 2: Local
- Install Pony compiler:
https://www.ponylang.io/download/ - Compile and run:
ponyc hello.pony
./helloKey Concepts #
- Actor-model concurrency
- Reference capabilities for data safety
- No garbage collector pauses
- Strong static typing
- Functional programming features
- Message passing between actors
- Compile-time memory safety
- Pattern matching
- Lightweight processes
- Used in high-performance concurrent applications
Try It Online #
Fun Facts #
- Pony guarantees data-race freedom at compile time without runtime overhead.
- It can run on bare metal or within a VM.
- Pony is designed for systems programming with safety guarantees uncommon in its domain.
