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I think a big moment in a programming language's evolution is to become self-hosted; you use the programming language to write a compiler/interpreter for the sa

by jehna1 3y ago

I think a big moment in a programming language's evolution is to become self-hosted; you use the programming language to write a compiler/interpreter for the said language. Now I want to see Smol Developer to develop itself. Then you can call me a believer.

swyx 3y ago
i am having that exact conversation with the modal cofounders themselves: https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1658147687408238593 https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1658147687408238593 but my subjective judgment is that it is a bit too early for quine smol developer. i think self hosting/quines are a nice curiosity, but not really a practical need since this isnt a PL. i made this to build smol apps, lets keep it practical