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These days, a language compiler is only a part of what makes a new language interesting: without tool support (IDE plug-ins) and extensive libraries, your langu
by laureny 14y ago
These days, a language compiler is only a part of what makes a new language interesting: without tool support (IDE plug-ins) and extensive libraries, your language will go largely unnoticed.
Wishing Stab good luck, the more languages, the better!
- EzGraphs 14y agoDefinitely requires more than just a compiler - but I think publicity and broad developer support is even more important that IDE plug-ins and libraries. Java already has extensive libraries, so it is probably possible to leverage these. Also, a lot of languages gain some popularity before plugins start appearing. But completely agree - a compiler is not enough...