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> Using those languages comes at a tradeoff: the community isn't as a whole likely to know them or want to use them. You don't have to use Rust or Go to use a
by Touche 7y ago
> Using those languages comes at a tradeoff: the community isn't as a whole likely to know them or want to use them.
You don't have to use Rust or Go to use a tool written in it.
- eropple 7y agoIf you read my post, one needs to use them to contribute to them. Past a certain point that matters less; early on, it matters a lot.
- munificent 7y agoThis is true, but for a compiler project, I think compiler expertise is a much bigger gating factor than language expertise. If you want to maximize effective contribution, you're probably better off picking a language that lots of compiler hackers know.
- eropple 7y agoThere's more to this project than compilers. As an example, I've written custom TSLint plugins before. I'm not writing those in Rust. There's a lot of wisdom in sticking to your lingua franca until you prove you can't.