Language proposal
Languages and libraries
programming language
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0 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.31.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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Built-in escaping idea is interesting, similar to ECMAScript quasi-literals
From 2 comments
Take a look at ECMAScript quasi-literals -- they are solving the same problem that you're trying to address: http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=harmony:quasis…
chubot on HNWhat is the advantage of this means of string escaping over strongly typed strings? If there is no implicit way to convert between a String and an XmlString or SqlString or what…
evincarofautumn on HN
Objections
Yet another block-structured imperative language with nothing distinctive
From 1 comment
What is the advantage of this means of string escaping over strongly typed strings? If there is no implicit way to convert between a String and an XmlString or SqlString or what…
evincarofautumn on HN
Strongly typed strings or existing templating already solve escaping
From 2 comments
What is the advantage of this means of string escaping over strongly typed strings? If there is no implicit way to convert between a String and an XmlString or SqlString or what…
evincarofautumn on HNTake a look at ECMAScript quasi-literals -- they are solving the same problem that you're trying to address: http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=harmony:quasis…
chubot on HN
Missing semicolons make statement endings ambiguous
From 1 comment
I don't understand the attractiveness of "no-semicolon" in the sense of "a statement/expression ends at a line end, except if ...", with some arbitrary rules replacing "...".…
serichsen on HN
Requests
Make the language smaller and more extensible, e.g. print as a normal function
From 1 comment
Here are a couple of my random thoughts, mostly based on preference rather than anything objective. First--try to make the language as small as possible and as extensible as…
tikhonj on HN
Shorter or concise lambda syntax
From 2 comments
Here are a couple of my random thoughts, mostly based on preference rather than anything objective. First--try to make the language as small as possible and as extensible as…
tikhonj on HNI think using "function" for named functions makes the code more readable than something like "def" and is not super important. Now, you should really have a concise lambda…
tikhonj on HN
Haskell-style list comprehensions and pattern matching or destructuring
From 1 comment
Here are a couple of my random thoughts, mostly based on preference rather than anything objective. First--try to make the language as small as possible and as extensible as…
tikhonj on HN
Shorter function keyword than function
From 2 comments
I really think you should consider using a shorter identifier than function. def? Or take the dart approach.
karterk on HNI wonder why almost every language designer miss the fun opportunity to name the function keyword "fun"? Even Go got it wrong with its "func"!
dchest on HN
Questions
What is the advantage over strongly typed strings
From 1 comment
What is the advantage of this means of string escaping over strongly typed strings? If there is no implicit way to convert between a String and an XmlString or SqlString or what…
evincarofautumn on HN
What is the point of var declaration
From 1 comment
What is the point of using "var" declaration in your language?
tszming on HN
Why is it called dave
From 1 comment
why is it called dave?
septerr on HN
Alternatives named
Yesod with Persistent typed strings
From 1 comment
What is the advantage of this means of string escaping over strongly typed strings? If there is no implicit way to convert between a String and an XmlString or SqlString or what…
evincarofautumn on HN
ECMAScript quasi-literals
From 1 comment
Take a look at ECMAScript quasi-literals -- they are solving the same problem that you're trying to address: http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=harmony:quasis…
chubot on HN
Candor language
From 1 comment
Have you seen Candor: https://github.com/indutny/candor ? I think I'm trying to accomplish pretty same thing as you're.
indutny on HN
Python with a template language
From 1 comment
Take a look at ECMAScript quasi-literals -- they are solving the same problem that you're trying to address: http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=harmony:quasis…
chubot on HN