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Re: Mojo 1.0

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Post by alberth »

So is the language itself proprietary licensed, with standard library Apache 2?

Am I understanding the current state of things correct?

Re: Mojo 1.0

#4

Post by mono442 »

Creating a new language in the age of AI seems kind of pointless. I don't write code by hand anymore, I only review it and I prefer it to be in a language which I already know since investing time in learning another language doesn't make sense at this point.

Re: Mojo 1.0

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Post by tfrancisl »

mono442 wrote: post #4

Creating a new language in the age of AI seems kind of pointless. I don't write code by hand anymore, I only review it and I prefer it to be in a language which I already know since investing time in learning another language doesn't make sense at this point.

this language predates the rise of "AI" (you probably mean harnessed LLMs, but I'll forgive you) by several years. This is the 1.0 release.

Re: Mojo 1.0

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Post by redlewel »

Don't see the value of using a language with a closed source compiler...

Much better options out there. Python already has libraries like Pydantic that offload performance to functions written in Rust under the hood.

Re: Mojo 1.0

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Post by my123 »

redlewel wrote: post #6

Don't see the value of using a language with a closed source compiler... Much better options out there. Python already has libraries like Pydantic that offload performance to functions written in Rust under the hood.

> Finally, we will continue to progressively open-source more of the Mojo language, as well as components in MAX that we have built with it. Our commitment remains unchanged – we will open source the Mojo compiler and toolchain in 2026.

Re: Mojo 1.0

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Post by charlieyu1 »

Interesting. Heard about Mojo a few years now, never really tried it. My Python brain cannot really write C++ or Rust but still need the performance.

Re: Mojo 1.0

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Post by fluidcruft »

redlewel wrote: post #6

Don't see the value of using a language with a closed source compiler... Much better options out there. Python already has libraries like Pydantic that offload performance to functions written in Rust under the hood.

Their website has a banner suggesting news about open sourcing of the compiler at some Aug 18 convention.
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