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Vx – One Language, Every Chip

75 points · 54 comments · elffjs

  1. api · · focus · HN ↗
    Why does this need a new language? Aren't there existing languages where these concepts can be expressed?
    1. classified · · focus · HN ↗

      [dead]

    2. paufernandez · · focus · HN ↗
      Yeah, Mojo.
    3. imtringued · · focus · HN ↗
      This language is basically a superset of Rust with a bunch of changes that could perhaps be added in the future.

      I think the compiler was written from scratch though.

    4. librasteve · · focus · HN ↗
      even when the underlying language is widely used (in this case, Rust) I think there is a case to coin a new language when (i) there is a bunch of new stuff, (ii) it ain’t gonna be adopted wholesale by the core team and (iii) it has a coherent toolchain and (iv) it makes promises to coders that are stable over time. Disclosure, I am the author of <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bil-lang.org" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;bil-lang.org that pulls the same trick as an extension &#x2F; transpiler targeting golang
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