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It’s a cool personal project, but at this level of similarity, why don’t you just write a JS compiler?
by pipeline_peak 5y ago
It’s a cool personal project, but at this level of similarity, why don’t you just write a JS compiler?
- mumblemumble 5y agoBecause one option is more fun than the other?
- pipeline_peak 5y agoTo each his own, but if you aren't adding anything to distinguish, being able to execute npm packages sounds pretty exciting to me.
- IshKebab 5y agoImplementing modern JavaScript is a pretty huge task compared to this. But I agree it seems weird to make a new language without any distinguishing features.
- hiccuphippo 5y agoMaybe you don't want all the cruft that comes with Javascript. Something new means you don't need to care about backwards compatibility.