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Isn't that language dead? Some startup used a new language because apparently nothing else in the world could fit their use case ( which was simple ) only to mo
by Thaxll 4y ago
Isn't that language dead? Some startup used a new language because apparently nothing else in the world could fit their use case ( which was simple ) only to move to Rust after chocking discovery that it was a terrible idea from the start.
https://web.archive.org/web/20171028135810/https://blog.wallaroolabs.com/2017/10/why-we-used-pony-to-write-wallaroo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171028135810/https://blog.wall...
Then:
https://www.wallaroo.ai/blog/wallaroo-move-to-rust https://www.wallaroo.ai/blog/wallaroo-move-to-rust
- wiremine 4y agoI'm not sure, but the last commit on the github repo was 12 hours ago.
- Davidbrcz 4y agoLast time I checked, it was language backed by a research group.
- Mikeb85 4y agoDevelopment has definitely slowed and the creator has moved on to other things. I've played around with it and my main takeaway is that it's easier to create an actor system in an existing language than to create an entire ecosystem around Pony.
- jcarr25- 4y agoThey used Pony as a good fit for their first project. They later made a second project with better market fit, and for that project Rust was a better fit.
- dang 4y agoCan you please make your substantive points without breaking the site guidelines? They include: "Don't be snarky." "Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html