Caesar Language Support for VS Code

Official Visual Studio Code extension for the Caesar Programming Language - a high-performance, Python-like programming language that delivers C++-level performance with interpreted language simplicity.

🚀 Features

Complete Language Support

• Syntax Highlighting: Full syntax highlighting for .csr, .caesar, and .cae files
• Intelligent Code Completion: Smart snippets for Caesar language constructs
• Auto-Indentation: Python-style indentation with proper block structure
• Bracket Matching: Automatic bracket pairing and matching
• Comment Support: Line comments (#) and block comments (/* */)

Code Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for:

• Control structures (if, while, for loops)
• Function and class definitions
• Object-oriented programming patterns
• Error handling (try-except)
• Common programming patterns

Custom Theme

• Caesar Dark Theme: Optimized color scheme for Caesar syntax
• Enhanced readability for Caesar-specific language constructs
• Professional developer experience

📥 Installation

1. Via VS Code Marketplace:

   • Open VS Code
   • Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
   • Search for "Caesar Language Support"
   • Click Install

2. Via Command Line:

   code --install-extension caesar-lang.caesar-language-support
   

🛠️ Getting Started

1. Install Caesar: Download Caesar from GitHub Releases
2. Create a Caesar file: Create a new file with .csr extension
3. Start coding: Enjoy full syntax highlighting and code completion!

Example Caesar Code

# Caesar Programming Language Example
def fibonacci(n):
    if n <= 1:
        return n
    return fibonacci(n-1) + fibonacci(n-2)

class Calculator:
    def __init__(self):
        self.history = []
    
    def add(self, a, b):
        result = a + b
        self.history.append(f"Added {a} + {b} = {result}")
        return result

# Main execution
def main():
    calc = Calculator()
    result = calc.add(10, 20)
    fib_result = fibonacci(10)
    
    print(f"Addition result: {result}")
    print(f"Fibonacci(10): {fib_result}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

📚 Language Features Supported

Syntax Elements

• Variables and expressions
• Control flow (if/elif/else, while, for)
• Functions with default parameters
• Classes and inheritance
• Lists, dictionaries, and data structures
• String literals with escape sequences
• Numeric literals (integers, floats, hex, binary, octal)

Built-in Functions

• print(), len(), range(), type()
• int(), float(), str(), bool()
• abs(), max(), min(), sum()
• And many more...

⚡ Performance

Caesar delivers exceptional performance:

• 2-50x faster than Python across all benchmarks
• Competitive with C++ in many scenarios
• Interpreted execution with compiled-level performance

🔧 Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• File associations for .csr, .caesar, and .cae files
• Syntax highlighting configuration
• Code snippet activation
• Custom theme integration

🐛 Known Issues

• Language Server Protocol (LSP) support coming in future releases
• IntelliSense and error checking planned for v1.0

📝 Release Notes

0.0.1

Initial Release

• Complete syntax highlighting for Caesar language
• Comprehensive code snippets library
• Caesar Dark theme
• Language configuration with proper indentation
• File association for multiple Caesar file extensions

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Visit our GitHub repository to:

• Report issues
• Submit feature requests
• Contribute to development
• Join the Caesar community

📄 License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

🔗 Links

• Caesar Language: GitHub Repository
• Documentation: Caesar Language Docs
• Performance Benchmarks: Benchmark Results
• Community: Discussions

Experience the future of programming languages with Caesar! 🏛️