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Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by breuleux » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:05 AM UTC

htilford wrote: post #2

What was the inspiration to create yet another compile to JS language?

I guess I wanted macros and pattern matching without Lisp syntax, and I wanted to retain and use the JS/node ecosystem.

There's also a few language features I couldn't find anywhere else that I wanted to try out (my % operator, ad hoc exception classes, some pattern matching features like coercion and "match" inside a pattern to define sub-patterns, the each operator, some features of the macro system that I have yet to document, etc.)

It's kind of fun, really.

Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by breuleux » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:13 AM UTC

Dewie3 wrote: post #9

breuleux wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

God damn it how did I miss that. The condition was wrong, too. Fixed, thanks :)

Why not have a "Show HN" if you're the one who made it (assuming from the URL)?

I... actually did, a while ago. I got no feedback at all, so I thought I'd do things differently this time around. Might just be a matter of luck.

Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by ffn » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:13 AM UTC

htilford wrote: post #2

What was the inspiration to create yet another compile to JS language?

Because folks feel there is a need for them, and it's a really good way to get one's feet wet in the compiler pound. Besides, a programming language (dialect) is to a programmer what different size wenches, pipes, or hoes are to a plumber. You need different tools for different jobs and a lot of it depends on your personal preference and what it will take you to be efficient. Besides, how we as engineers solve problems is just as much an expression of our personality as it is a statement about the correct operation of systems. But that's just my view, and I'm definitely biased on the subject because I'm working on a flavor of coffeescript that will compile to msft's typescript as we speak (well, in my spare time).

Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by shakethemonkey » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:19 AM UTC

Hyphens in variable names. It's a bold strategy for a scripting language, Cotton.

Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by fenollp » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:19 AM UTC

    fact(match) =  
       0 or 1 -> 1  
       n -> n * fact(n - 1)

why not simply

    fact(0 or 1) -> 1
    fact(n) -> n * fact(n - 1)

Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by TazeTSchnitzel » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:24 AM UTC

shakethemonkey wrote: post #14

Hyphens in variable names. It's a bold strategy for a scripting language, Cotton.

Imagine being able to type style.border-width in JS instead of style.borderWidth

Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by Shoop » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:24 AM UTC

shakethemonkey wrote: post #14

Hyphens in variable names. It's a bold strategy for a scripting language, Cotton.

I think a lot of lisps use hyphens in variable names

Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by sssilver » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:26 AM UTC

Actually, the language looks and reads great. Keep up!

Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by voteforchange » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:29 AM UTC

voteforchange wrote: post #5

by the end of this century I fully expect there to be a joke about an engineer a lawyer and a woman walking out of a bar. Get on it.

Alexander Wang had more imagination than these cunts.

He put a slice in the middle of "let us be clear"

What a cunt!

Re: The Earl Grey programming language

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Post by shakethemonkey » Fri, May 08, 2015, 12:31 AM UTC

Shoop wrote: post #17

shakethemonkey wrote: post #14

Hyphens in variable names. It's a bold strategy for a scripting language, Cotton.

I think a lot of lisps use hyphens in variable names

There's plenty of precedent. It's just rare for a reason. I'm not sure allowing slightly easier access to CSS syntax justifies it.