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> he just doesn't create things for other people non commercially. and it's his right not to. He is making a language for himself to make games with. It's desi
by chii 3y ago
> he just doesn't create things for other people non commercially.
and it's his right not to. He is making a language for himself to make games with. It's designed for that purpose.
It's a nice "coincidence" that it's also good for other purposes. His opinionated choices is his, and if you don't like it, it doesn't make his output any worse than anybody else's. He's certainly not the worst person to be in charge of a language - esp. if that language is meant to be for himself!
- CyberDildonics 3y agoand it's his right not to I didn't say it wasn't. He's certainly not the worst person to be in charge of a language - esp. if that language is meant to be for himself! This thread is about other people using jai (even though it isn't released), what point are you trying to make here?
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- xigoi 3y agoNow the question is, why is a personal language that he doesn’t want other people to use getting so much publicity?
- chii 3y ago> he doesn’t want other people to use getting so much publicity? i dont think it's the case that he doesn't want other people to use it. he just doesn't want other people who don't have the same opinion as him to bother him about changing it in a way that he doesn't care for. As an example, there's bugs in the compiler, but those bugs could be worked around currently if not annoying. However, it would be a folly for jonathan or his team to fix those bugs at this stage rather than spending time exploring the design space of the language. By keeping it closed and selective, he would not have to deal with such problems. As for publicity, i have no idea. It's an interesting language, and interesting things gain publicity presumably.