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What's the point? No link to more detailed documentation that might explain why I would want to use this compared to the languages it says it took inspiration f

by snthpy 5y ago

What's the point? No link to more detailed documentation that might explain why I would want to use this compared to the languages it says it took inspiration from.

astro-codes 5y ago
Perhaps the author made it for themselves and not you...
- d--b 5y ago
  Well it’d still be good to know why the author made it. Is it a toy language to learn about how to build a vm-interpreted language? Is it because the author can’t stand Python indentation. Or maybe there is a reason that clearly makes this interesting to use in the real world. Because from the readme, it doesn’t look like this language brings anything to the table compared to Python/Node.
- tuyiown 5y ago
  This is posted by the author himself, I find it pretty rude to let people figure out the point of their own project when promoting it.
  - KyeRussell 5y ago
    “promoting” is a bit of an assumption. God bless Hacker News.
    - samhw 5y ago
      Is it? Irrespective of what I think of the post, I can't see any context in which posting it to a large forum full of strangers wouldn't count as 'promoting it'.
Doctor_Fegg 5y ago
A little mean-spirited, perhaps? Not everything needs a "point". Sometimes it's just fun to make stuff.
- bawolff 5y ago
  Maybe OP could phrase it a bit better, but i dont think its wrong to want some context. If its just for fun, that's definitely cool, but its also good to say that. Similarly, if there is something unique about the language, it would be nice to say that too. Its not that the project has to be ground breaking or anything, just be nice to know what we're looking at.
ryanmccullagh 5y ago
Hello! I get asked this question a lot. My goal for this project is not to convince you to use it. This new language does _nothing_ that you couldn't find in other languages today. This project won't take over the world, and many people ask me what the point of it is. It's purely a project stemmed from curiosity with absolutely no capitalistic motives. I did it based on my years of self-directed research studying many incredible programming languages, and this is what I have to show for my research. My motivation for this was to learn how to build a programming language with a grammar, virtual machine, and garbage collector. It's a hobby project, not intended to be used for business.
- danuker 5y ago
  For personal work, consider starting with "Show HN" in the title. https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html
  - saurik 5y ago
    FWIW, I think I would be particularly confused by a "Show HN" on a project that the author explicitly didn't intend for me to actually use?
    - danuker 5y ago
      Author: > My motivation for this was to learn how to build a programming language with a grammar, virtual machine, and garbage collector. Show HN FAQ: > Show HN is for something you've made that other people can play with. HN users can try it out, give you feedback, and ask questions in the thread. My guess is the author shared it for the learning opportunity.
      - a3w 5y ago
        ShowHN FAQ: Commentators: Be nice! Yupp, fits ShowHN better. Why not Annalang?
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by snthpy 5y ago

What's the point? No link to more detailed documentation that might explain why I would want to use this compared to the languages it says it took inspiration from.

astro-codes 5y ago

Perhaps the author made it for themselves and not you...

d--b 5y ago
Well it’d still be good to know why the author made it. Is it a toy language to learn about how to build a vm-interpreted language? Is it because the author can’t stand Python indentation. Or maybe there is a reason that clearly makes this interesting to use in the real world. Because from the readme, it doesn’t look like this language brings anything to the table compared to Python/Node.
tuyiown 5y ago
This is posted by the author himself, I find it pretty rude to let people figure out the point of their own project when promoting it.
- KyeRussell 5y ago
  “promoting” is a bit of an assumption. God bless Hacker News.
  - samhw 5y ago
    Is it? Irrespective of what I think of the post, I can't see any context in which posting it to a large forum full of strangers wouldn't count as 'promoting it'.

Doctor_Fegg 5y ago

A little mean-spirited, perhaps? Not everything needs a "point". Sometimes it's just fun to make stuff.

bawolff 5y ago
Maybe OP could phrase it a bit better, but i dont think its wrong to want some context. If its just for fun, that's definitely cool, but its also good to say that. Similarly, if there is something unique about the language, it would be nice to say that too. Its not that the project has to be ground breaking or anything, just be nice to know what we're looking at.

ryanmccullagh 5y ago

Hello! I get asked this question a lot. My goal for this project is not to convince you to use it. This new language does _nothing_ that you couldn't find in other languages today. This project won't take over the world, and many people ask me what the point of it is. It's purely a project stemmed from curiosity with absolutely no capitalistic motives. I did it based on my years of self-directed research studying many incredible programming languages, and this is what I have to show for my research. My motivation for this was to learn how to build a programming language with a grammar, virtual machine, and garbage collector. It's a hobby project, not intended to be used for business.

danuker 5y ago
For personal work, consider starting with "Show HN" in the title. https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html
- saurik 5y ago
  FWIW, I think I would be particularly confused by a "Show HN" on a project that the author explicitly didn't intend for me to actually use?
  - danuker 5y ago
    Author: > My motivation for this was to learn how to build a programming language with a grammar, virtual machine, and garbage collector. Show HN FAQ: > Show HN is for something you've made that other people can play with. HN users can try it out, give you feedback, and ask questions in the thread. My guess is the author shared it for the learning opportunity.
    - a3w 5y ago
      ShowHN FAQ: Commentators: Be nice! Yupp, fits ShowHN better. Why not Annalang?
- pvg 5y ago

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