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<h2 id="features-and-systems">Features and systems</h2> <p>All variables in Fantom are statically typed, as it does not have <a href="/facts/Generic_programming/kqtqJk7p">generic types</a>, but it does have a set of built-in generic types: List, Map, and Func. Fantom also supports dynamic calls and automatic <a href="/facts/Downcasting/YGVouRuJ">downcasting</a>. Fantom has a <a href="/facts/Reflection_(computer_science)/Nj8stFfp">reflection</a> API and <a href="/facts/Metaprogramming/ujbjjJTY">metaprogramming</a> capabilities. </p><p>Fantom supports imports of Java Classes and modules with some limitations.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Its integer is 64-bit. Unlike Java and C#, Fantom does not have Long or Short integer types. Fantom also does not support <a href="/facts/Tuple/BI1HIxL8">tuples</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>In Fantom, the unit of deployment is called a <i>pod</i>. Pods take on the role of <a href="/facts/Namespace/9efXwMtV">namespaces</a>, <a href="/facts/Java_package/C8PmS7K4">packages</a>, and <a href="/facts/Modular_programming/sNoqKvRD">modules</a>. They are stored as .pod files, which are <a href="/facts/ZIP_(file_format)/qDrrYIB9">zip</a> files containing the FCode (the Fantom bytecode), the documentation, and <a href="/facts/Resource_(Java)/xrVAcAp9">resource files</a> necessary to run the pod. The Fantom build system can package a set of pods into a <a href="/facts/JAR_(file_format)/LcIBCWXT">JAR archive</a> through build::JarDist. </p> <h2 id="integrated-development-environment">Integrated development environment</h2> <p>F4 is the main publicly available <a href="/facts/Integrated_development_environment/jbEINSQf">IDE</a> for the Fantom language, officially supported by one of the main open-source contributors to the language, Steve Eynon.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> The F4 IDE is available on GitHub. </p> <h2 id="fantom-widget-toolkit">Fantom Widget Toolkit</h2> <p>Fantom ships with a standard <a href="/facts/Widget_toolkit/v8wM8wwy">windowing toolkit</a> called the Fantom Widget Toolkit, or FWT for short.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> FWT was designed to be portable across several platforms. It is currently implemented on the JVM using the <a href="/facts/Standard_Widget_Toolkit/GTFSXyBV">Standard Widget Toolkit</a> as a backend. The JavaScript implementation is backed by the <a href="/facts/Canvas_element/E6IPUWf1">canvas element</a> and <a href="/facts/JavaFX/hWrAAmny">JavaFX</a>, allowing FWT applications to be run in a web browser. There are plans for a CLR implementation using <a href="/facts/Windows_Forms/H8VpGJxX">Windows Forms</a>. </p> <h2 id="usage">Usage</h2> <p>Escape the Mainframe is a browser game (just like the Google t-rex dinosaur) completely written in Fantom by Steve Eynon.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Boo_(programming_language)/CB2lRUwl">Boo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ceylon_(programming_language)/cygDphIa">Ceylon</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gosu_(programming_language)/F9NH7mGC">Gosu</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Groovy_(programming_language)/vGAckbte">Apache Groovy</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kotlin_(programming_language)/CrAqIFLn">Kotlin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ruby_(programming_language)/BeYSaPSR">Ruby</a></li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Binstock, Andrew (2010-07-14). <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/2627426/application-development/top-five-scripting-languages-on-the-jvm.html?page=4">"Top five scripting languages on the JVM: Groovy and JRuby lead a strong field, with Scala, Fantom, and Jython following behind"</a>. Dr. Dobb's. Retrieved 2015-10-30.</li> <li>Frank, Brian (2011-02-18). <a href="http://www.drdobbs.com/tools/fantom/229218754?pgno=1">"Fantom"</a>. Dr. Dobb's. Retrieved 2015-10-30.</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.fantom.org">Official website</a> </li> <li><a href="https://fantom-lang.org/download">Open source website: https://fantom-lang.org/download</a></li> <li>Open source repository for Fantom libraries <a href="https://eggbox.fantomfactory.org/">https://eggbox.fantomfactory.org/</a></li> <li>Fantom portfolio <a href="https://fantom-lang.org/portfolio">https://fantom-lang.org/portfolio</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ajaxonomy.com/2008/java/not-a-fan-of-scala-an-evolutionary-approach">Not a Fan of Scala? An Evolutionary Approach | Ajaxonomy</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100218052226/http://www.ajaxonomy.com/2008/java/not-a-fan-of-scala-an-evolutionary-approach">Archived</a> 2010-02-18 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a> - blog post discussing <i>Fan</i></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120902142339/http://www.sdtimes.com/link/33476">Fan of a New Language | SD Times</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.today/20130112181313/http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.vm.languages/633">Re: Fan Programming Language (jvm-languages@googlegroups.com mailing list)</a> a forum post by one of Fantom's authors.</li> <li><a href="http://www.artima.com/lejava/articles/javaone_2010_the_next_big_jvm_lang_stephen_colebourne.html">The Next Big JVM Language</a>, a conversation with Stephen Colebourne by Bill Venners.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121017004415/http://langref.org/fantom">Language reference page at LangRef.org</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Fantom FAQ: Contact Us <a href="http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/Faq.html#contact" target="_blank">http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/Faq.html#contact</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Fantom FAQ: Roadmap". Archived from the original on 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2012-03-29. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151211122808/http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/Roadmap.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20151211122808/http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/Roadmap.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Fantom FAQ: Why Fantom? <a href="http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/WhyFantom.html" target="_blank">http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/WhyFantom.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>History of Fantom programming language <a href="https://es.scribd.com/doc/47962182/scala-haskell-and-fantom-programming-language" target="_blank">https://es.scribd.com/doc/47962182/scala-haskell-and-fantom-programming-language</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Fan is officially now Fantom <a href="http://fantom.org/sidewalk/topic/821" target="_blank">http://fantom.org/sidewalk/topic/821</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>McAllister, Neil (2012-01-03). "10 programming languages that could shake up IT". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2015-10-30. <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/10-programming-languages-could-shake-it-181548?page=0,2" target="_blank">http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/10-programming-languages-could-shake-it-181548?page=0,2</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Java FFI at Fantom home page <a href="http://fantom.org/doc/docLang/JavaFFI.html" target="_blank">http://fantom.org/doc/docLang/JavaFFI.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Tuples question at Fantom official page <a href="http://fantom.org/sidewalk/topic/1815" target="_blank">http://fantom.org/sidewalk/topic/1815</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Steve Eynon (MEng MIET) - Fantom Factory | LinkedIn". uk.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14. <a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/steveneynon" target="_blank">https://uk.linkedin.com/in/steveneynon</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"fwt – Fantom". Fantom.org. 2015-01-08. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2015-10-30. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110816013612/http://fantom.org/doc/fwt/pod-doc.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110816013612/http://fantom.org/doc/fwt/pod-doc.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Escape the Mainframe!". escape.fantomfactory.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14. <a href="http://escape.fantomfactory.org/" target="_blank">http://escape.fantomfactory.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>