Devn

Devn is a programming language that was developed in the late 1980s by a team of researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is a statically typed, imperative language that was designed to be a simpler alternative to C, with a focus on readability and ease of use. Devn's syntax is similar to that of C, but it includes several features that aim to reduce common programming errors and improve code clarity. For example, Devn uses a different syntax for function definitions and includes a built-in garbage collector to manage memory automatically. The language also supports a form of structured programming, with explicit control structures and no goto statements. Devn was primarily used for teaching and research purposes, and it was not widely adopted in industry. However, it has influenced the design of other programming languages, particularly those that aim to improve upon C's syntax and semantics. Devn's development was supported by the National Science Foundation, and it was released as open-source software. The language's development eventually slowed down, and it is no longer actively maintained. Despite its limited adoption, Devn remains an interesting example of a language that aimed to address some of the shortcomings of C while maintaining its performance and efficiency.