Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
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Re: Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
#2Why do we need yet another language instead of improving the existing ones?
Re: Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
#3I was interested by the title, but it really needs a quick-start + examples in the readme.
Re: Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
#4I was interested by the title, but it really needs a quick-start + examples in the readme.
I found some more information in posts on the patreon page, but not a good intro.
Re: Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
#5Oh wow, cool. Have been hoping for another concaternative functional language. It really feels like one of those underrepresented language types. Always hoped to create something in Kitten but never got around to it and the development was mostly dead last time I looked at it. The way these languages both keeps all the simplicity of a lisp and the strong abstractions of modern functional languages, while still feeling and being close to the metal in a way most func langs never can is something I feel should be better explored.
Though I don't see any example code on the README... Seems quite early so it's understandable, but would love to see more about it.
Re: Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
#6Oh wow, cool. Have been hoping for another concaternative functional language. It really feels like one of those underrepresented language types. Always hoped to create something in Kitten but never got around to it and the development was mostly dead last time I looked at it. The way these languages both keeps all the simplicity of a lisp and the strong abstractions of modern functional languages, while still feelin…
> Always hoped to create something in Kitten but never got around to it and the development was mostly dead last time I looked at it.
You can still use Factor http://factorcode.org/
Re: Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
#7Why do we need yet another language instead of improving the existing ones?
Your profile says you like tinkering, yet you don't understand why others would tinker and experiment with new things?
Do you only give yourself a pass for tinkering instead of using your precious free-time to credentialize in and improve existing software?
Re: Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
#8I thought for a second this was a post on Mirth Connect and I had flashbacks to doing hl7 integrations.
Re: Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
#9Why do we need yet another language instead of improving the existing ones?
You could look at it as a POC: ideas from experimental or niche languages sometimes find their ways into existing mainstream languages.
Re: Mirth – a type-safe concatenative purely functional programming language
#10Oh wow, cool. Have been hoping for another concaternative functional language. It really feels like one of those underrepresented language types. Always hoped to create something in Kitten but never got around to it and the development was mostly dead last time I looked at it. The way these languages both keeps all the simplicity of a lisp and the strong abstractions of modern functional languages, while still feelin…
> Always hoped to create something in Kitten but never got around to it and the development was mostly dead last time I looked at it. You can still use Factor http://factorcode.org/
The creator of Factor left years ago to work on Swift I think.
I think it is still maintained, but slow releases.