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Odin's issue isn't hypeabilty but Googleability. I think for while I had to type odin-lang to find resources on it instead of The Odin Project. I actually real

Odin's issue isn't hypeabilty but Googleability. I think for while I had to type odin-lang to find resources on it instead of The Odin Project. I actually really enjoyed the language back when I'd used it. One issue I think every language leaves out there is that the language is just a tool and increasingly only one part of a larger tool the IDE/SDK/Engine/Platform. I don't want to really learn a language so much as make useful programs. Right now we all pay attention when someone announces their new language that's supposed to do things better than existing ones out there but there is a limit to what problems a new language can address. If you want to make a game for the Switch/PlayStation/Xbox you'll need an SDK and likely can't even use anything but c or c++. If you don't want to make your own engine you'll use whatever languages the engine uses to get things done in. If you want to make a cross platform app that handles accessibility and internationalization you're going to be making a web or electron app. As much as I am interested in APL, Lisp and smalltalk right now, I get stuck when I ask 'What project am I interested in using this in?'

baranul 2y ago
Arguably the reason why Odin has no or less Googleability, is it has no Wikipedia page, no books on Amazon, and few third party code examples at known places for programming enthusiasts. For any language to be taken seriously, their developers or fans should at least spend more time on that than hype. The main thing it seems to have, is the hype and the cult of personality around its creator, ginger bill and lots of interviews and close ups of red hair. The problem with that, it becomes more about him and the bragging about his achievements. > I don't want to really learn a language so much as make useful programs. That's why instead of the language creator bragging about themselves, many users want to be taught or see examples of what the language can actually do for them. That starts with books, code examples, more demo projects, etc...

baranul 2y ago

Arguably the reason why Odin has no or less Googleability, is it has no Wikipedia page, no books on Amazon, and few third party code examples at known places for programming enthusiasts. For any language to be taken seriously, their developers or fans should at least spend more time on that than hype. The main thing it seems to have, is the hype and the cult of personality around its creator, ginger bill and lots of interviews and close ups of red hair. The problem with that, it becomes more about him and the bragging about his achievements. > I don't want to really learn a language so much as make useful programs. That's why instead of the language creator bragging about themselves, many users want to be taught or see examples of what the language can actually do for them. That starts with books, code examples, more demo projects, etc...