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s/This project is going to define/This project is defining/ There's code that you can run and can play with. It may sound super far fetched (and it is), but th
by GuiA 12y ago
s/This project is going to define/This project is defining/
There's code that you can run and can play with. It may sound super far fetched (and it is), but the guy behind it is putting sweat into it.
- amelius 12y agoAnd what is the reason why an existing language and compiler doesn't suffice for 1 and 2? For example, Haskell and GHC took decades to become what they are now (a powerful language and compiler). It seems quite wasteful to rebuild that work. If absolutely desired, Haskell can also be converted into combinator form, and vice versa, so why not use it? Seriously.
- cdcarter 12y agoBecause it's incredibly fun to work on? It's a brilliant VM once you wrap your brain around it, and the hackers behind it got to really try something new?
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- implicit 12y agoJudging by the documentation, Urbit looks to be less about leveraging pre-existing work and more about reinventing computer science and software engineering from the ground up.