Hoon Learning Ensemble

Hoon is a strictly typed functional programming language.

Hoon is designed to implement Urbit.

Urbit is a clean-slate OS, network and single pure function.

Required Preparation

Install Urbit binary by following the steps of chapter two of this document.

Optionally: Watch the first 5 minutes of "Welcome to Urbit" (Already 7 years old but still on point).

Please have a look at the slides.

This cheatsheet helps during the ensemble.

These resources are for further investigation after the ensemble.

Why is Hoon the way it is?: "We are often asked why Urbit was written in a new language, rather than some existing language like Haskell or C. This document provides the high-level rationale for that decision, and also covers some of the features of the language that set it apart from others."
Why Hoon?: "The promise of Urbit lies in its reimagination of the digital world using components that are as constrained and limited as possible."
Urbit Blog:
- Designing a Permanent Personal Identity
- Common Objections to Urbit