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Bend – a language that blocks AI mistakes via proof and runs on GPUs

616 points · 327 comments · nicolas-siplis

plastic041 · 1789694610 · focus · HN ↗
This project's repo has 20K stars with only 500 forks, with less than 300 issues(including closed). Something's not right.
Compared to other programming languages:
- Gleam: 22K stars, 1K forks, 3K issues
- V: 38K stars, 2.3K forks, 11K issues
- Ruby: 23K stars, 5.6 forks, 19K issues
- Zig: 43K stars, 3K forks, 14K issues
It got 16K stars just in 4 months too. <a href="https://www.star-history.com/?repos=bendlang%2Fbend" rel="nofollow">https://www.star-history.com/?repos=bendlang%2Fbend
Also how would anyone trust this? I've never seen a programming language that doesn't have 1) changelogs 2) way to download older versions 3) commit history.
I don't understand why the author thought deleting the commit history was a good idea. Imagine seeing this project for the first time. It's a repo with 20K stars, but no commits, and suspiciously few issues and PRs. It doesn't look legitimate.
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I'm not familiar with academic procedures, but a pdf on a repo, written by Fable and has no reviews, doesn't seem like a proper 'paper' to me.
1. LightMachine · 1789697411 · focus · HN ↗
  I honestly had no idea people would be so upset about commit history. I just wanted to avoid leaking sensitive info, that's all. I'm running through the commits to ensure nothing personal leaks and I plan on putting the history back.
  Also Bend's stars came on the V1 launch. This is V2. It already had 20k before.
  1. ktm5j · 1789738686 · focus · HN ↗
    Unfortunately there's so much dishonesty and manipulation happening on the internet as of late, I feel like we've all become a bit distrustful of anything at first glance. I wouldn't take it personally. Best of luck with your project.
    nottorp · 1789743452 · focus · HN ↗
    If you're distrustful of anything, why do you trust the number of git stars? It's something easily botted after all.
    ktm5j · 1789996976 · focus · HN ↗
    Who said that I do trust that?

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