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 > A curated list of awesome V frameworks, libraries, software and resources.
 
+V is a simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software.
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 ## Contents
 - [Applications](#applications)
   - [Interpreters/Compilers](#interpreterscompilers)