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Can we get Jai compilers yet? Or is it still for in-house use only?
by schaefer 4y ago
Can we get Jai compilers yet?
Or is it still for in-house use only?
- eddsh 4y agoWhat's Jai?
- P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y agoIt's a language written by Jonathan Blow, meant to replace C++ for game development. reportedly his game "The Witness" was written in it. He has a series of video's where he explores what the language will look like as he's developing it, and has claimed he'll open source it once he feels it's ready. He wants to maintain control until he feels it's no longer half-baked. IIRC, he demonstrates things like a music player running during compile time. It's a core tenet of his language.
- zem 4y agoplaying the jeopardy tune during long compilations would be awesomely hilarious (:
- memco 4y ago> He has a series of video's where he explores what the language will look like as he's developing it Probably the best place to see it in it's current form is his development streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/j_blow https://www.twitch.tv/j_blow. Right now the most active streamer besides Jon is Raphael, who does a lot of work on the Jai compiler: https://www.twitch.tv/raphael_luba https://www.twitch.tv/raphael_luba. Sadly, the other people I know who stream their work with it haven't been streaming much lately.
- panzi 4y ago> reportedly his game "The Witness" was written in it. No that was still written in C++. The new game that he's working on is written in Jai.
- P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y agoI must have gotten my wires crossed.
- memco 4y agoIt is in private beta. You can send an email to request access. I'm not sure of the frequency or percentage of requests that are accepted, but I have seen some people get added over time.