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Vinix – A modern operating system written in V

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  1. WD-42 · · focus · HN ↗
    First time I heard about V was because of the Volt desktop chat app: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;volt-app.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;volt-app.com&#x2F; which seemed attractive at the time. Turns out it was completely closed source and read secrets from local browser&#x27;s cookie storage without any kind of warning. I&#x27;ve never nope&#x27;d out of a program so fast.

    There are others in this comment section claiming this language is scam. Seems about right. The entire Vinix page is slop, too.

    1. ChoosesBarbecue · · focus · HN ↗
      It had like two releases after ~2-3 years of hype, too. Maybe long, back when it was called eul.
    2. alpaca128 · · focus · HN ↗
      If I remember correctly the language promised automatic memory management without downsides, but then instead of implementing that magical feature they started working on a GUI library and whatnot. Apparently now they&#x27;ve moved onto a whole OS while the autofree feature is still &quot;experimental&quot;
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