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Re: The Janet Language

#13
This is really cool, surprised it has so few stars and I've never seen it talked about here. I like the LISPs but I've always thought not having a CPython type thing was a bit of a deal breaker for making it a go-to "primary" language that I would use everyday.

I'm definitely going to try with Janet though.

Re: The Janet Language

#16

line noise much? man, that example is not pretty

If you're not used to working with lisps, your reaction is basically just unfamiliarity, and not actual discernment. Lisps are inarguably and objectively syntactically simpler than non-s-expression languages.

Re: The Janet Language

#17
post #6

Some prior threads: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28850861 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28255116 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23164614

Thanks! Macroexpanded:

Show HN: Make 3D art in your browser using Lisp and math - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32738654 - Sept 2022 (38 comments)

Janet – a Lisp-like functional, imperative programming language - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28850861 - Oct 2021 (135 comments)

Janet Programming Language - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28255116 - Aug 2021 (114 comments)

Janet: a lightweight, expressive and modern Lisp - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23164614 - May 2020 (269 comments)

Janet – A dynamic language and bytecode VM - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19179963 - Feb 2019 (50 comments)

Janet, a Clojure inspired language for scripting, or embedding in other programs - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19172510 - Feb 2019 (1 comment)

Janet, a bytecode Lisp vm - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18759277 - Dec 2018 (1 comment)

Re: The Janet Language

#19
post #18

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Normal people prefer syntax-less, unambiguous lisp-languages over the mess we have now. Just look at Javascript, rust or C++ and tell me normal people prefer that.

Only worse languages win, because people are masochochists, but throwing away this possible user base is always a win.

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