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1. 61.▲
   by gdotdesign 7y ago

   Since I used Elm before and after I lost interest I wanted have the same experience, so I created Mint. It has a similar type system (HM) nice error messages, ADTs and if you don't do JS interop then no runtime errors.
2. 62.▲
   by gdotdesign 7y ago

   Mint is written in Crystal when they finish their implementation it will be possible to compile to Windows.
3. 63.▲
   by gdotdesign 7y ago

   Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate this ;) All of your counter points have merit, I think it boils down to preference at this point, but what I can tell you that after doing Elm for a while getting back to the JavaScript ecosystem
4. 64.▲
   by gdotdesign 7y ago

   It steps the sate forward, think of it as `this.setState`.
5. 65.▲
   by gdotdesign 7y ago

   Mint uses React as the view layer anything else is done by either the compiler or the runtime(1). So the bundle size should be around the same as react or smaller (the compiler can output optimized code) and the performance is the same. [1]
6. 66.▲
   by gdotdesign 7y ago

   Actually Mint uses React under the hood, I haven't figured out how to work with existing packages but it should be very possible.
7. 67.▲
   by gdotdesign 7y ago

   Thanks for pointing it out, will do ;)
8. 68.▲
   by gdotdesign 7y ago

   Thanks :) I love reading comments like this ;)
9. 69.▲
   by gdotdesign 7y ago

   I've done an article about comparing it with React it a while back, the code shown there might be outdated but not much: https://dev.to/gdotdesign/mint-vs-javascript-stack-15id
10. 70.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    There you go: https://github.com/mint-lang/mint-realworld ;) It maybe a little bit outdated but it should get the point across, also the demo seems to be offline, I'll check in the morning and get back to you :)
11. 71.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    I think you are right about that. Mint is not a solution of the whole front-end development but a part of that, it tries to solve the problem of single-page applications specifically. > There are deeper issues that need to be addressed.
12. 72.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    Author here, yeah noted. I should do a better job on selling the language but it's not easy doing this as a single individual. I can however elaborate on the points raised: - Recursive components: you can do it, the type-checker allow
13. 73.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    What I am aiming for is to move away from writing JavaScript or minimize it to the level where it's more controllable. I've come from Elm where it is done in a very good way, but it's too restrictive, and I like react and it&
14. 74.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    Author of the language here, I think it is a major advantage for several reasons: - the documentation is in one place instead of several places - the dependencies of a Mint project is usually a few megabytes since everything is included ins
15. 75.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    I'm the author and main contributor of the language, let me know if you have any questions, happy to answer :)
16. 76.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    Thanks for reporting this, will look into it!
17. 77.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    For this particular syntax, the motivation here was to make it look like more of a tag than an interpolation.
18. 78.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    Since you are a language nut, I would like your opinion on the language I've been developing for more than a year now - Mint ( https://www.mint-lang.com ) :) It's something between Elm and React (while actually using Re
19. 79.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    I am there with you, right now as I understand it it's used in very specific parts where you need performance you cannot get otherwise. > not sure how this plays out in a practical sense / relative to the state of web applicati
20. 80.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    I'm curious if you know about the language I created - Mint ( https://www.mint-lang.com )? And if you do what is your impression? I created it because I was frustrated with Elm (more the community than the language itself alt
21. 81.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    You can! One has email field the other has. description field.
22. 82.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    It was easier then implementing it by hand, making sure that they are delivered to the inbox, etc.
23. 83.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    Mailing list support is definitely on the backlog!
24. 84.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    Thank you for the comment. It's not my intention to claim any ownership of content, I'll review the text and modify it accordingly.
25. 85.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    By "if..." I assume you mean by going out of business? In that case the service would be released as open source and you would continue as normal. What I would like feedback on is how people would like to use a service like this?
26. 86.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    Thank you for your insight! I'm still figuring out the pricing so I'll keep this in mind!
27. 87.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    It's me, still a one man show :)
28. 88.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    Thank you for spotting it! It's just inconsistency, I'll update the examples.
29. 89.▲
    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    Thanks for the bug report! It should be fixed now. > It'd be neat to be able to host it ourselves, if you ever plan to release it as OSS. The pricing is just a placeholder at this point, it is possible that there will be a self host
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    by gdotdesign 7y ago

    I'm the author of Mint, so it was the obvious choice :) I choose Crystal because I had experience using Ruby and I absolutely loved the syntax, also Mint is built with Crystal. I really like it because it easy to read (even with type a