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I can imagine the next big programming language will be one that is split into two language-variants: the "low-level-variant" and the "high-level-variant". The
by Rotareti 7y ago
I can imagine the next big programming language will be one that is split into two language-variants: the "low-level-variant" and the "high-level-variant".
The high-level-variant is a dynamic language with optional typing, which is good for scripting, fast prototyping, fast time-to-market, etc.
The low-level-variant is similar to the high-level-variant (same syntax, same features mostly, same documentation), but it has no garbage collector, typing is mandatory and it runs fast like C/C++/Rust. Compiled packages that are written in the low-level-variant can be used from the high-level-variant without additional effort at all. The tooling to achieve this comes with the language.
A language like this would be insane, IMHO.
- nikki93 7y agoA key consideration here would probably be the expression and passing around of managed instances spawned in the high-level variant through low-level code. Would you explicitly retain and release them? -- etc. I think it should be an ergonomic solution for this language to provide an edge over just using C / C++ / etc. with Lua / Python / etc.
- alex7o 7y agoYou can say that this is typescript and assemblyscript, they have the same syntax but one of them is compiled natively (wasm).
- Rotareti 7y agoSomething in that direction, but I'd imagine it more like a Rust with a high-level-variant than a JS/TS with a low-level-variant ;)