# Buzz of the Dev Community: Bhailang

## Introduction

[Bhailang](https://bhailang.js.org/) is an open-source dynamically typed toy programming language written in Typescript. It has been trending all over Twitter and LinkedIn these days and has been the buzz of the Dev Community.

To install the library, use the command:

```bash
npm i -g bhailang
```

## Creators and their Story

Bhailang is developed by **[Aniket Singh](https://github.com/aniketsingh0104)**(SDE at Amazon, India) and **[Rishabh Tripathi](https://github.com/ristri)**(SDE at Groww, India). It can be accessed on [this website](https://bhailang.js.org/) and its source code may be accessed [here](https://github.com/DulLabs/bhai-lang).

According to them:

> The actual Idea for "Bhailang" was originated from an internal joke a couple of years back when we had just started programming, since then, this idea was lurking around in the back of our heads.

## Syntax

The Hindi word "**bhai**" means "**brother**". The entry point code for the language is `hi bhai` and everything must end with `bye bhai`. Everything written inside these tags is legitimate, but everything outside of them is ignored.

```markdown
This will be ignored

hi bhai
 // Write code here
bye bhai

This too
```

#### **Declaring Variables**

To declare variables in Bhailang, we use the phrase `bhai ye hai` which means **brother it is**.

```markdown
hi bhai
  bhai ye hai a = 10;
  bhai ye hai b = "two";
  bhai ye hai c = 15;
bye bhai
```

#### **Data Types**

Numbers and strings are like other languages. Null values can be denoted using `nalla`. `sahi` and `galat` are the boolean values for True and False respectively.

```markdown
hi bhai
  bhai ye hai a = 10;
  bhai ye hai b = 10 + (15\*20);
  bhai ye hai c = "two";
  bhai ye hai d = 'ok';
  bhai ye hai e = nalla;
  bhai ye hai f = sahi;
  bhai ye hai g = galat;
bye bhai
```

#### **Print Statement**

To print anything to console, we use `bol bhai` which means **say brother**.

```markdown
hi bhai
  bol bhai "Hello World";
  bhai ye hai a = 10;
  {
    bhai ye hai b = 20;
    bol bhai a + b;
  }
bye bhai
```

Output:

```bash
Shandaar bhai 🎉
> Hello World
> 30
```

#### **Control Flow**

##### **Conditionals**

Bhailang supports simple if-else construct, `agar bhai` block will execute if condition is `sahi`(true) and `warna bhai` block will execute if condition is `galat`(false).

```markdown
hi bhai
  bhai ye hai a = 10;
  agar bhai (a < 25) {
   bol bhai "a is less than 25";
  } warna bhai {
   bol bhai "a is greater than or equal to 25";
  }
bye bhai
```

Output:

```bash
Shandaar bhai 🎉
> a is less than 25
```

##### **Loops**

Statements inside `jab tak bhai` blocks are executed as long as a specified condition evaluates to `sahi`. If the condition becomes `galat`, statement within the loop stops executing, and control passes to the statement following the loop. Use `bas kar bhai` to break the loop and `agla dekh bhai` to continue within the loop.

```markdown
hi bhai
  bhai ye hai a = 0;
  jab tak bhai (a < 10) {
   a += 1;
   agar bhai (a == 5) {
    bol bhai "andar se bol bhai ", a;
    agla dekh bhai;
   }
   agar bhai (a == 6) {
    bas kar bhai;
   }
   bol bhai a;
  }
  bol bhai "done";
bye bhai
```

Output:

```bash
Shandaar bhai 🎉
> 1
> 2
> 3
> 4
> andar se bol bhai 5
> done
```

## Code Playground

You can play around with this toy language on their official website here and have fun:<https://bhailang.js.org/#playground>

## Community Support

People are actively contributing to the development of Bhailang([issues](https://github.com/DulLabs/bhai-lang/issues) and [PRs](https://github.com/DulLabs/bhai-lang/pulls)).

Not only this, companies such as Paytm and Razorpay have also recently tweeted about the language:

> bhai bhai, output batao bhai... [pic.twitter.com/gKEGPcJITN](https://t.co/gKEGPcJITN)
>
> — Paytm (@Paytm) [March 15, 2022](https://twitter.com/Paytm/status/1503589264407527424?ref\_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Arre Bhai Bhai Bhai !!! [pic.twitter.com/0dDC20tvD1](https://t.co/0dDC20tvD1)
>
> — Razorpay Engineering (@RazorpayEngg) [March 14, 2022](https://twitter.com/RazorpayEngg/status/1503317797115674631?ref\_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

**Wrapping Up**

People are having lots of fun with the language since its launch. They're even suggesting various funny Desi slangs for the programming language.

What do you think about this quirky new take on Javascript? Let me know in the comments below.

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