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circle
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Toward a TypeScript for C++"
The real Typescript for C++ is Circle.
Just like Typescript to JavaScript, the syntax is an evolution of what already exists, not a completely different syntax.
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A Metaobject Protocol for C++ [pdf]
Sean Baxter's Circle [1] is arguably the spiritual successor to MOP.
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Circle Evolves C++ [video]
Context: https://github.com/seanbaxter/circle/blob/master/new-circle/...
Note that Circle is not an F/OSS compiler as someone pointed out before. This however doesn't make Circle less relevant, because it is actually a testament to show that C++ could have been much better without the claimed breakage. If Circle does provide a number of desirable features and its compiler can be built by a single person, then why shouldn't the committee do the same?
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My (Herb Sutter's) C++ Now 2023 talk is online: “A TypeScript for C++”
From all wannabe C++ replacements candidates, the only language that is really a TypeScript for C++, is Circle.
For whatever reason, Herb Sutter decided to ignore this language on the presentation.
This is the only one with the syntax based on C++, incrementally changing the features via #pragma settings.
"Circle Fixes Defects, Makes C++ Language Safer & More Productive"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7fxeNqSK2k
"Circle Evolves C++"
- File for Divorce from LLVM
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Making C++ Safe Without Borrow Checking, Reference Counting, or Tracing GC
The second someone makes a successor language that seamlessly/directly interops with C++ _AND_ has the level of build/IDE tooling that C++/Rust have, I'm on board.
The closest thing right now is Sean Baxter's "Circle" compiler in "Carbon" mode IMO:
https://github.com/seanbaxter/circle/blob/master/new-circle/...
Unfortunately, Circle is closed-source and there's no LSP or other tooling to make the authoring experience nice.
- Circle-lang: A feasible, simple, and immediate way for C++ to break out of the rut it's been in. Surprised more people aren't talking about it.
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Recurrence-expression is a programmable superset of fold-expression
I read through the whole of https://github.com/seanbaxter/circle/blob/master/new-circle/README.md and man, I'm drooling. Awesome work, kudos.
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Dropping support for old C++ standards
Have a look at Circle from Sean Baxter [0]. It's pretty impressive.
[0]: https://github.com/seanbaxter/circle/blob/master/new-circle/...
cppfront
- Cpp2 and cppfront – An experimental 'C++ syntax 2' and its first compiler
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C++ Safety, in Context
https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront
But his side project at Microsoft didn't gain traction with gcc, clang, etc and everybody else in the industry. So at this point, the C++ committee will be perceived as "so far behind" ... because there's nothing for them to vote on.
- Odin Programming Language
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C++ Should Be C++
C++ has major flaws that cannot be rectified without serious breaking changes. With that said, Herb has been experimenting with a new cpp frontend with sane defaults [1].
In my opinion, the world is on standby until Anders Hejlsberg feels like tackling a modern, next generation systems language.
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Toward a TypeScript for C++"
> After the talk, the activity on it is nearly zero since then...
Is that true? Seems like he is actively working on it:
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Circle Evolves C++ [video]
I had the same vibes with Herb Sutter's cppfront. It offers full source compatibility by introducing a new syntax that can be mixed freely with the traditional syntax. Seems like it's actively being worked on here https://github.com/hsutter/cppfront.
I've not looked at Circle in depth. Do you or anyone else have a perspective on how they compare?
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Trip Summer ISO C++ standards meeting (Varna, Bulgaria)
> New languages get to distill what works, and incorporate the lessons into their design directly - starting fresh, without the complexity baggage.
I think that may be the motivation for Sutter's work on cpp2.
What are some alternatives?
carbon-lang - Carbon Language's main repository: documents, design, implementation, and related tools. (NOTE: Carbon Language is experimental; see README)
dts2hx - Converts TypeScript definition files (d.ts) to haxe externs (.hx) via the TypeScript compiler API
raspberry-pi-os - Learning operating system development using Linux kernel and Raspberry Pi
mdspan - Reference implementation of mdspan targeting C++23
papers - ISO/IEC JTC1 SC22 WG21 paper scheduling and management
jakt - The Jakt Programming Language
CppCoreGuidelines - The C++ Core Guidelines are a set of tried-and-true guidelines, rules, and best practices about coding in C++
meta
hypervisor - lightweight hypervisor SDK written in C++ with support for Windows, Linux and UEFI
rust-raspberrypi-OS-tutorials - :books: Learn to write an embedded OS in Rust :crab:
serenity - The Serenity Operating System 🐞