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Use Singlish 🇸🇬

Singlish is a culturally authentic, high-performance programming language designed for the vibrant spirit of Singapore. Built as a sophisticated Go-based transpiler, it allows developers to build scalable, production-ready systems using the familiar colloquialisms of the little red dot.

Why Singlish?

🚀 Performance without Compromise: Every Singlish line compiles 1:1 into optimized Go code. You get the speed of Go with the expressiveness of a Kopitiam conversation.

🚥 Concurrency as Nature Intended: Spin up goroutines with chiong and manage communication through lobang (channels). Built-in support for pass and catch semantics makes async logic feel like a breeze.

😤 The “Kena Scold” Error System: Tired of polite, cryptic compilers? Singlish gives it to you straight. If you code like a sotong, our “Insult Engine” will let you know in authentic Singlish diagnostics (e.g., “Wake up your idea”, “Eh bodoh”, “Catch no ball sia”, or “Simi sai is this?”).

📦 Go Interop: Effortlessly use any standard Go library or third-party package. dapao (import) what you need and start coding.

🇸🇬 Localized Semantics: From kampung (packages) to boss (main entry point), the language maps logical programming concepts to clear Singaporean metaphors.

📖 Language Reference

Singlish Keyword	Go Equivalent	Concept
`kampung`	`package`	Package definition
`dapao`	`import`	Import (Takeaway)
`action`	`func`	Function declaration
`boss`	`main`	Main entry point
`got`	`var`	Variable declaration
`confirm`	`const`	Constant declaration
`auto`	`iota`	Auto-incrementing constant
`pattern`	`type`	Type definition
`nasi`	`if`	If condition
`den`	`else`	Else condition
`tikam`	`select`	Select (Channel Ops)
`see_how`	`switch`	Switch statement
`say`	`case`	Case statement
`tompang`	`fallthrough`	Fallthrough statement
`anyhow`	`default`	Default case
`flykite`	`goto`	Goto statement
`loop`	`for`	For loop
`all`	`range`	Range iteration
`cabut`	`break`	Break loop
`go`	`continue`	Continue loop
`balek`	`return`	Return statement
`nanti`	`defer`	Defer execution
`chiong`	`go`	Spawn Goroutine
`lobang`	`chan`	Channel definition
`pass`	`<-`	Send to channel
`catch`	`<-`	Receive from channel
`can`	`true`	Boolean true
`cannot`	`false`	Boolean false
`kosong`	`nil`	Nil/Null
`bolehtak`	`bool`	Boolean type
`nombor`	`int`	Integer type
`banyak`	`int64`	64-bit Integer
`point`	`float64`	Float type
`cheem`	`complex128`	Complex number
`tar`	`string`	String type
`barang`	`struct`	Struct definition
`salah`	`error`	Error type
`gabra`	`panic`	Panic
`ki`	`*`	Pointer
`zhi`	`rune`	Rune type
`heng`	`recover`	Recover from panic
`kaki`	`interface{}`	Interface
`menu`	`map`	Map definition
`buat`	`make`	Make built-in
`upsize`	`append`	Append built-in
`buang`	`delete`	Delete built-in
`count`	`len`	Length built-in
`kwear`	`close`	Close channel
`gong`	`fmt.Println`	Print to console
`somemore`	`&&`	Logical AND
`dun`	`!`	Logical NOT
`or`	`\|\|`	Logical OR

Note: If your code contains errors, the compiler will provide feedback in the form of authentic Singlish diagnostics (e.g., “Wake up your idea”, “Blur like sotong”, “Eh bodoh”, “Catch no ball sia”, or “Simi sai is this?”).

📂 Examples (First 12)

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https://github.com/rickchow88/singlish/blob/main/README.md