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GulfOfMexico: Perfect Programming Language

70 points by todsacerdoti 2y ago

gnabgib 2y ago
A rebranding on DreamBerd, discussion in 2023 (736 points, 211 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36183683 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36183683 https://github.com/TodePond/DreamBerd https://github.com/TodePond/DreamBerd -> https://github.com/TodePond/GulfOfMexico https://github.com/TodePond/GulfOfMexico
- deleted 2y ago
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- Svoka 2y ago
  This is way funnier name, to be honest.
beretguy 2y ago
We need to add this new language to Linux kernel.
- ForOldHack 2y ago
  We could also add Kʼiche, Mayama, and their icons of kings getting their heads removed. every kernel needs an icon of a king getting their head cut off. " In AD 738, the vassal king Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat of Quiriguá captured his overlord, Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil of Copán and a few days later he ritually decapitated him;" Oh... Computer language. No skin in this game, no horse in this race, and no cheese down this tunnel.
IceHegel 2y ago
[flagged]
- alexjplant 2y ago
  This is pretty great satire because it's a (presumably) working language that's chock-full of ridiculous design decisions that also happen to be in some of the most popular ones that people use every day. You can probably guess which is the chief target of its ire (though there are funnies from a few others peppered in there too). A Reddit-tier post would be an image macro or Twitter screenshot. Alternatively maybe I find it funny because I've had to listen to lazy developers defend some of these types of decisions with a straight face.
- guywithahat 2y ago
  He just renamed his old meme repo to GolfOfMexico, called Trump a fascist, and then posted it to HN. Not a whole lot of interesting content here
  - isodev 2y ago
    It made my day, I’m happy it got posted. Also, something about the funny syntax feels familiar, reminds me of concurrency in Swift 6 (just keep adding keywords to make it work).
    - guywithahat 2y ago
      I mean, ignoring the fact this is the fourth time it was reposted, it's not that interesting. He's just rewritten a compiler to interpret code in a funny way. I think it makes sense to post this to HN once, it doesn't make sense to post it 4 times, and the new name certainly doesn't add anything. This is a good post for X, not really for HN
  - fundad 2y ago
    Humor is all we have but, as we see here, the ones who entertain by ridiculing those in power are always targeted first.
    - guywithahat 2y ago
      Cool but this is a tech forum, and no interesting features have been added since the last three times this was posted. If you want to make non-technical contributions and call people a fascist without regard for the history of the word I would recommend X
      - humbugtheman 2y ago
        found the nazi
      - fundad 2y ago
        Well it’s popular enough to make it to the front page. Maybe respect the will of the voters.
Svoka 2y ago
This reads really nice. I felt like it was a satirical novel for my kind of nerd. Love this
- dapperdrake 2y ago
  AEMI adds three exclamation points to the end of your comment implicitly. We are saved.
AnonHP 2y ago
I very much enjoyed reading this! This is built on revolutionary changes in how CPUs, operating systems, compilers, languages and programmers work. > You can now use floats for indexes too! > By default, a variable will last until the end of the program. But you can make it last in between program-runs by specifying a longer lifetime. const const name<Infinity> = "Luke"! //lasts forever > You can make classes, but you can only ever make one instance of them. This shouldn't affect how most object-oriented programmers work. > Similarly..... Gulf of Mexico also features AI, which stands for Automatic-Insertion. If you forget to finish your code, Gulf of Mexico will auto-complete the whole thing! > It's worth noting that GitHub CoPilot doesn't understand GulfOfMexico, which means that MicroSoft won't be able to steal your code. > This is great for when you want to keep your open-sourced project closed-source.
lionelholt 2y ago
But it's not perfect. GulfOfAmerica would have been perfect!
- alkyon 2y ago
  In no time it will be forked with the new name to make it even greater
PlunderBunny 2y ago
The bit about four equal signs reminds me of the famous article from The Onion “Fuck Everything, We’re Doing Five Blades” [0] “… I don’t care if they have to cram the fifth equal sign in perpendicular to the other four, just do it!“ ====|| 0. https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036/ https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-...
jasonm23 2y ago
I think the language should also use the following keywords instead of print. - boast - project - lunacy

70 points by todsacerdoti 2y ago

A rebranding on DreamBerd, discussion in 2023 (736 points, 211 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36183683 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36183683 https://github.com/TodePond/DreamBerd https://github.com/TodePond/DreamBerd -> https://github.com/TodePond/GulfOfMexico https://github.com/TodePond/GulfOfMexico

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Svoka 2y ago
This is way funnier name, to be honest.

beretguy 2y ago

We need to add this new language to Linux kernel.

ForOldHack 2y ago
We could also add Kʼiche, Mayama, and their icons of kings getting their heads removed. every kernel needs an icon of a king getting their head cut off. " In AD 738, the vassal king Kʼakʼ Tiliw Chan Yopaat of Quiriguá captured his overlord, Uaxaclajuun Ubʼaah Kʼawiil of Copán and a few days later he ritually decapitated him;" Oh... Computer language. No skin in this game, no horse in this race, and no cheese down this tunnel.

IceHegel 2y ago

[flagged]

alexjplant 2y ago
This is pretty great satire because it's a (presumably) working language that's chock-full of ridiculous design decisions that also happen to be in some of the most popular ones that people use every day. You can probably guess which is the chief target of its ire (though there are funnies from a few others peppered in there too). A Reddit-tier post would be an image macro or Twitter screenshot. Alternatively maybe I find it funny because I've had to listen to lazy developers defend some of these types of decisions with a straight face.
guywithahat 2y ago
He just renamed his old meme repo to GolfOfMexico, called Trump a fascist, and then posted it to HN. Not a whole lot of interesting content here
- isodev 2y ago
  It made my day, I’m happy it got posted. Also, something about the funny syntax feels familiar, reminds me of concurrency in Swift 6 (just keep adding keywords to make it work).
  - guywithahat 2y ago
    I mean, ignoring the fact this is the fourth time it was reposted, it's not that interesting. He's just rewritten a compiler to interpret code in a funny way. I think it makes sense to post this to HN once, it doesn't make sense to post it 4 times, and the new name certainly doesn't add anything. This is a good post for X, not really for HN
- fundad 2y ago
  Humor is all we have but, as we see here, the ones who entertain by ridiculing those in power are always targeted first.
  - guywithahat 2y ago
    Cool but this is a tech forum, and no interesting features have been added since the last three times this was posted. If you want to make non-technical contributions and call people a fascist without regard for the history of the word I would recommend X
    - humbugtheman 2y ago
      found the nazi
    - fundad 2y ago
      Well it’s popular enough to make it to the front page. Maybe respect the will of the voters.

Svoka 2y ago

This reads really nice. I felt like it was a satirical novel for my kind of nerd. Love this

dapperdrake 2y ago
AEMI adds three exclamation points to the end of your comment implicitly. We are saved.

AnonHP 2y ago

I very much enjoyed reading this! This is built on revolutionary changes in how CPUs, operating systems, compilers, languages and programmers work. > You can now use floats for indexes too! > By default, a variable will last until the end of the program. But you can make it last in between program-runs by specifying a longer lifetime. const const name<Infinity> = "Luke"! //lasts forever > You can make classes, but you can only ever make one instance of them. This shouldn't affect how most object-oriented programmers work. > Similarly..... Gulf of Mexico also features AI, which stands for Automatic-Insertion. If you forget to finish your code, Gulf of Mexico will auto-complete the whole thing! > It's worth noting that GitHub CoPilot doesn't understand GulfOfMexico, which means that MicroSoft won't be able to steal your code. > This is great for when you want to keep your open-sourced project closed-source.

lionelholt 2y ago

But it's not perfect. GulfOfAmerica would have been perfect!

alkyon 2y ago
In no time it will be forked with the new name to make it even greater

PlunderBunny 2y ago

The bit about four equal signs reminds me of the famous article from The Onion “Fuck Everything, We’re Doing Five Blades” [0] “… I don’t care if they have to cram the fifth equal sign in perpendicular to the other four, just do it!“ ====|| 0. https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036/ https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-...

jasonm23 2y ago

I think the language should also use the following keywords instead of print. - boast - project - lunacy