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==History==

[[File:Ringlang shot1.png|thumb|300px|Ring IDE (Ring Notepad - Form Designer)]]

In 2009, [[Mahmoud Samir Fayed]] created a minor [[___domain-specific language]] called Supernova that focuses on [[User interface|User interface (UI)]] creation and uses some ideas related to [[Natural-language programming|Natural Language Programming]], then he realized the need for a new language that is [[General-purpose language|general-purpose]] and can increase the [[productivity]] of natural language creation. Ring aims to offer a language focused on helping the developer with building natural interfaces and declarative DSLs.<ref name="Supernova1">{{cite web |url=https://ring-lang.github.io/doc1.1623/faq.html |title=Ring Language - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |author=Ring Team|date=September 2021 |publisher=Ring Team}}</ref><ref name="Supernova2">{{cite web |url=https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/66996/Supernova-Programming-Language |title=Supernova programming language |author=Fayed|date=April 2010 |publisher=[[Code Project]]}}</ref><ref name="Supernova3">{{cite web |url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2011/12/24/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%89-%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7-%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%AF/562415 |title=Supernova language by Egyptian programmer|author=Omnia|date=December 2011 |publisher=[[Youm7]]}}</ref><ref name="Softpedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Coding-languages-Compilers/Fayed-Ring.shtml |title=Ring 1.16 review |author= Softpedia Team|date=23 October 2021 |publisher=[[Softpedia]]}}</ref>

==Goals==

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<ref name="helloworldstyles">{{cite web |url=https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/1222859/Different-styles-for-writing-Hello-World-program-i |title=Different styles for writing Hello World program in the Ring programming language |author=Rubin Liu |date=28 December 2017 |work=codeproject.com |publisher=[[Code Project]]}}</ref><ref name="Ring Programming Tutorial">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BqoQldx0Pk&list=PL8SruvH85P0uA8ggijCQUR9tXAXF4bmtu&index=2 |title=Ring programming tutorial |author=Roshan Ali |date=4 June 2018 |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ring-lang.github.io/doc1.1923/getting_started3.html | title=Getting Started - Third Style — Ring 1.1923 documentation }}</ref>

===Loop command===

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===Object-oriented programming===

Ring supports object-oriented programming (classes, objects, composition, inheritance, encapsulation, etc.)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ring-lang.github.io/doc1.1623/oop.html|title = Object Oriented Programming (OOP) — Ring 1.16 documentation}}</ref>

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====Implicit type conversions====

The language can automatically convert between numbers and strings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ring-lang.github.io/doc1.1623/variables.html#implicit-conversion|title = Variables — Ring 1.16 documentation}}</ref>

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