Jik v0.1.0-alpha.14

Published July 29, 2026

Jik v0.1.0-alpha.14 is now available.

Use ! after a call that can throw when it must succeed, as an alternative to must.

x := div_safe(10, 2)!   // equivalent to: x := must div_safe(10, 2)
print(x) // 5

Vectors and strings now support the slicing operator:

numbers := [10, 20, 30, 40]
s1 := numbers[1:3] // [20, 30]
s2 := numbers[:2] // [10, 20]

word := "hello"
part := word[1:4] // "ell"

The slice creates a new object in the same region as the original one.