Another niche that ScrapScript might fit nicely in is NixOS/Guix type specification languages (e.g. nix)
Scrapscript: A functional, content-addressable programming language
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Re: Scrapscript: A functional, content-addressable programming language
#22> Scrapscript solves the software sharability problem. > it’s JSON with types and functions and hashed references > it’s tiny Haskell with extreme syntactic consistency Content-addressability is one of the main features of Unison [1]. How do the languages compare? Why did you feel the need to create a new language (especially since both have a strong Haskell flavor). I'm guessing lots of people will have these questi…
Great questions and observations! -- > Why did you feel the need to create a new language? Well when I started on this language in 2017-2019(?), I definitely wasn't aware of Unison. I remember talking to Richard Feldman about scrapscript when he first started working on Roc (fun fact: I was the first person Feldman added to the private repo!). I spent a long time on the initial Scrapscript implementations, trying to…
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Re: Scrapscript: A functional, content-addressable programming language
#23Hi! It's me, I'm one of the interpreter and compiler authors. Happy to answer questions
What is the runtime thing I run on a machine in order to support shipping code around? How does that work? Unison makes reference to a node I also could find scant details of rust.
I'm not 100% sure what you're asking. The package manager equivalent is in development but currently looks like a tiny wrapper around a hash->serialized_program database.
Re: Scrapscript: A functional, content-addressable programming language
#24It compiles to python?
Compiler is written in python. It compiles to native code
Re: Scrapscript: A functional, content-addressable programming language
#25Hi! It's me, I'm one of the interpreter and compiler authors. Happy to answer questions
What is the runtime thing I run on a machine in order to support shipping code around? How does that work? Unison makes reference to a node I also could find scant details of rust.
I think you need Python to be running the script on each machine.
Re: Scrapscript: A functional, content-addressable programming language
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Great questions and observations! -- > Why did you feel the need to create a new language? Well when I started on this language in 2017-2019(?), I definitely wasn't aware of Unison. I remember talking to Richard Feldman about scrapscript when he first started working on Roc (fun fact: I was the first person Feldman added to the private repo!). I spent a long time on the initial Scrapscript implementations, trying to…
> I think defeating alcoholism also made me much more productive haha Just out of curiosity and because we all have different limits - how much do you think you used to drink, generally, and what helped you quit?
Before I quit, it was ~6 drinks per day minimum.
Here's the essay I wrote when I decided to quit:
[1] https://taylor.town/1000-weekends
Here was my 8-week progress report:
[2] https://taylor.town/8-weekends
Right now I'm 96 weeks in! Going great!
If you need any support/encouragement, always feel free to email me at hello@taylor.town :)
Re: Scrapscript: A functional, content-addressable programming language
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
What is the runtime thing I run on a machine in order to support shipping code around? How does that work? Unison makes reference to a node I also could find scant details of rust.
I think you need Python to be running the script on each machine.
You can also compile a scrap to C (and then probably from there to native, or apparently with pnut you can now compile to shell...)
Re: Scrapscript: A functional, content-addressable programming language
#28As the author of another language with uses content addressable code for all source code (also to aid in shareable code - https://yazz.com/app/homepage.html) I feel that it is really good to see that projects such as ScrapScript use this technique. Well done guys!
Re: Scrapscript: A functional, content-addressable programming language
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Great questions and observations! -- > Why did you feel the need to create a new language? Well when I started on this language in 2017-2019(?), I definitely wasn't aware of Unison. I remember talking to Richard Feldman about scrapscript when he first started working on Roc (fun fact: I was the first person Feldman added to the private repo!). I spent a long time on the initial Scrapscript implementations, trying to…
Can't sprinkle SHA on something and raise venture capital? Ahem, behold Bitcoin . :)
Bitcoin was not VC funded