kona ☆

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Description:
Open-source implementation of the K programming language

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: k programming-language apl data-analysis array-language

Install: brew install kona

About:
Kona is a clean-room implementation of the K programming language, a terse, array-based language designed for high-performance data analysis. It provides a powerful environment for processing large datasets with concise syntax, making it ideal for quantitative finance and big data tasks. The language is open-source and focuses on speed and expressiveness.

Key Features:

Terse, array-based syntax for complex operations
High-performance data processing capabilities
Interactive REPL environment
Open-source and cross-platform

Use Cases:

Quantitative finance and algorithmic trading analysis
Big data processing and transformation
Rapid prototyping of data algorithms

Alternatives:

q (Kdb+) – The commercial, enterprise-grade implementation by Kx Systems, offering robust database features and scalability.
GNU APL – An open-source APL interpreter, which uses a different set of symbols but shares similar array programming paradigms.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 6:11pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	c4251f2e