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Getting Started

Why the outer { }?​

GS uses { } as its only block style — no indentation-based blocks. The outer { } at the top of your entry file is a task block, GS's unit of program execution (more on this in Tasks). If you forget it, GS gives you a parse error and the program won't run.

Variables​

Variables in GS are dynamically typed — no need to declare a type:

{
   fnc main {
      nama = "Budi"
      umur = 20
     aktif = true
   }
}

String Interpolation​

Embed expressions directly inside strings using {}:

{
  fnc main {
      nama = "Budi"
      umur = 20
      
      print("hello, {nama}! you are {umur} years old")
    
  }
}

Comments​

GS supports both // and # for comments:

// this is a comment

this is also a comment​

Multi-line comments use /* ... */.

Compiling to a Binary​

Instead of interpreting the file each time, you can compile it into a standalone binary:

./gsc build hello.gs -o hello
./hello

The resulting binary runs without needing gsc or the source file anymore.

Next Steps​

Continue to Control Flow.