From 9316ba3d7775a7ea1981c9edc7cf361ea02d3c82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alandonovan Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 14:50:16 -0400 Subject: doc: mention reproducibility as a core feature (#199) --- doc/spec.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/spec.md b/doc/spec.md index 89f66dd..1f188cc 100644 --- a/doc/spec.md +++ b/doc/spec.md @@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ effects on the host application. As a result, Starlark has no need for classes, exceptions, reflection, concurrency, and other such features of Python. +Starlark execution is _deterministic_: all functions and operators +in the core language produce the same execution each time the program +is run; there are no sources of random numbers, clocks, or unspecified +iterators. This makes Starlark suitable for use in applications where +reproducibility is paramount, such as build tools. ## Contents -- cgit v1.2.3