# Roc Language - a new purely functional programming language built for speed and ergonomics

**URL:** <https://forum.devtalk.com/t/roc-language-a-new-purely-functional-programming-language-built-for-speed-and-ergonomics/28212>\
**Category:** General Dev Chat\
**Tags:** programming-languages, functional-programming\
**Created:** [7 November 2021 10:18 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/roc-language-a-new-purely-functional-programming-language-built-for-speed-and-ergonomics/28212 "2021-11-07T10:18:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/astonj/32/7_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/AstonJ)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2021 17:05 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/roc-language-a-new-purely-functional-programming-language-built-for-speed-and-ergonomics/28212/5 "2021-11-07T17:05:45Z")

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Looks interesting Maartz - thanks for posting :023:

I only watched the first few minutes, do you know who created it and what it’s intended purpose is?

Personally I am not a fan of whitespace dependent syntax as I think my brain just isn’t wired for it :lol:

 ![Screenshot 2021-11-07 at 17.00.07](https://forum.devtalk.com/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c1e1cf05f448fe3ca39db38ca5390a901a117929.jpeg)

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