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This looks like a really interesting set of language features. I do wonder why they decided to invent their own entirely new language though, instead of buildin

This looks like a really interesting set of language features. I do wonder why they decided to invent their own entirely new language though, instead of building on Tcl or Lua or a Basic dialect. Or even embedding Python. I can understand not wanting to use Scheme due to S-expressions being intimidating. Did they consider them harder to learn in layers? Did they feel like some language features were lacking, or were unnecessary/undesirable? Were there problems with syntax that prevented Decker scripts from looking the way they wanted them to look?

xypage 4y ago
On their github [0] they mention that they like making compilers, and on the about page on their site [1] they say they like tinkering with new languages. I think they just had a cool idea for a project and wanted to build a language to base it off of with features that were convenient for their goal, and a syntax they enjoyed. [0]:https://github.com/JohnEarnest https://github.com/JohnEarnest [1]: https://beyondloom.com/about/index.html https://beyondloom.com/about/index.html