Cangjie, a New Open-Source Compiled Language with Native Effect Handlers and Algebraic Data Types

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Posted on Tue May 12 2026 | 3:26 am

Prof. Dan Ghica, who leads the Programming Languages Lab at Huawei’s Edinburgh Research Centre, recently presented Cangjie (CJ), a new application development language that features algebraic data types and effect handlers. The open-sourced language is positioned as a counterpart to Java, Kotlin, or Swift. Cangjie is taught by 80+ universities in China.

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