Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

#1

Post by chkas » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 11:43 AM UTC

Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser
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Re: Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

#2

Post by Aardwolf » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 12:14 PM UTC

Nice! It would be more fitting for the style of this language if 'end' were used instead of '.' imho

Re: Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

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Post by v01d4lph4 » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 12:16 PM UTC

Impressive! But why?

Re: Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

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Post by chkas » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 12:19 PM UTC

v01d4lph4 wrote: post #3

Impressive! But why?

There are so many programming languages - but imho not a real easy one for beginners.

Re: Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

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Post by VictorSCushman » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 12:21 PM UTC

Really cool. Is there a project repository, and are you accepting contributions?

Re: Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

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Post by z92 » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 12:21 PM UTC

Great! Brings back the simplicity of Basic and QBasic. How easy it was to draw, animate and create music.

Re: Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

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Post by nine_k » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 12:27 PM UTC

The original Javascript was intended as an easy language that runs in the browser. And so it was in 1996.

In reality, it seems, a successful language that runs in the browser had no way around becoming a "full-blown" language, as opposed to "easy".

Re: Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

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Post by Kaveren » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 12:28 PM UTC

I think there's more value to be had in building better learning resources around programming languages than continually trying to simplify them at the expense of power.

Besides that, if someone is already looking for a simple scripting language, Lua already exists. I personally prefer its syntax as well.

Re: Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

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Post by abenedic » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 12:28 PM UTC

The source is actually pretty readable, do you have a git repository anywhere so others can contribute?

Re: Show HN: An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser

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Post by abenedic » Mon, Oct 01, 2018, 12:30 PM UTC

Kaveren wrote: post #8

I think there's more value to be had in building better learning resources around programming languages than continually trying to simplify them at the expense of power. Besides that, if someone is already looking for a simple scripting language, Lua already exists. I personally prefer its syntax as well.

A person might make a language so they can learn to make a language. How could Lua exist if a person had no idea the tradeoffs in implementing various languages? You do not know the person's reasons.