OpenXION: amazing simplicity.

English spoken here!
OpenXION is the English-like programming language based on Apple's HyperTalk.

No Installation!
Just download, unzip, & run!

OpenXION is a fresh spin on an old favorite. HyperTalk and xTalk languages have been around since the late 1980's and have been used by millions of people around the world. It has a strong reputation for being easy to learn and very productive, with the most English-lie syntax of any language ever created.

OpenXION is fully cross-platform. It requires no special installation and no hidden files are installed on your system. If desired, the entire development environment can run from a USB disk or thumb drive.

OpenXION is HyperTalk reincarnated. It is the work of Rebecca Bettencourt and was released in mid-2010.

You Make the Call

Which would you rather read, write, debug, and maintain?

hello world in C. import std.stdio;
void main() {
    writeln("Hello World");
    return 0;
}


hello world in OpenXION. put "Hello World" 


Not only is the OpenXION code much simpler and English-like, OpenXION is interactive. You don't have to compile each time you make a change and want to run your program.

News

April 27 2011
OpenXION 1.3 Released
OpenXION 1.3 has been released with lots of new features and fixes. Find more details here: Update Information for OpenXION.

January 19 2011
OpenXION 1.2 Released
OpenXION 1.2 has been released with lots of new features and fixes. Find more details here: Update Information for OpenXION.

November 11 2010
OpenXION 1.2 sources released.
For those who build from source, OpenXION 1.2 is now available for download or via svn. Along with a few bug fixes, 1.2 adds a command history when working in xion interactively. Just use the up/down arrow keys.
Please note that local distribution is currently still at version 1.1.

Full Disclosure

OpenXION is a command line programming language. It does not include a graphical interface and doesn't currently have facilities for building GUIs. Most of your work will be in a Terminal (shell) window and/or a text editor.

But even if you're not into old-school programming in text files, you should still look, 'cause this is one sweet language.