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langs
- How does the compiler know that an already typedefed ident is meant to be a new declarator?
- Compiler Case Study
- Making Simple Concepts Hard
- What makes a language easy for writing a parser?
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Resources to understand mojo and compilers
The code is here. Note that the input filename is hardcoded in the source code.
- Automatic import of C headers —how to deal with macros?
- How does preprocessing work in a one pass compiler?
- 'Table Data' and 'X-Macros'
- Register Window in a Stack VM Interpreter
- My New IL
crystal
- A Language for Humans and Computers
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Top Paying Programming Technologies 2024
27. Crystal - $77,104
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Crystal 1.11.0 Is Released
I like the first code example on https://crystal-lang.org
# A very basic HTTP server - Is Fortran "A Dead Language"?
- Choosing Go at American Express
- Odin Programming Language
- I Love Ruby
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Ruby 3.3's YJIT: Faster While Using Less Memory
Obviously as an interpreted language, it's never going to be as fast as something like C, Rust, or Go. Traditionally the ruby maintainers have not designed or optimized for pure speed, but that is changing, and the language is definitely faster these days compared to a decade ago.
If you like the ruby syntax/language but want the speed of a compiled language, it's also worth checking out Crystal[^1]. It's mostly ruby-like in syntax, style, and developer ergonomics.[^2] Although it's an entirely different language. Also a tiny community.
[1]: https://crystal-lang.org/
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What languages are useful for contribution to the GNOME project.
Crystal is a nice language that's not only simple to read and write but performs very well too. And the documentation is amazing as well.
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Jets: The Ruby Serverless Framework
Ruby is a super fun scripting language. I much prefer it to python when I need something with a little more "ooomph" than bash. It's just...nice...to write in. Ruby performance has come a long way in the last decade as well. There's libraries for pretty much everything.
My modern programming toolkit is basically golang + ruby + bash and I am never left wanting.
I do find Crystal (https://crystal-lang.org/) really interesting and am hoping it has its own "ruby on rails" moment that helps the language reach a tipping point in popularity. All the beauty of ruby with all of the speed of Go (and then some, it often compares favorably to languages like rust in benchmarks).
What are some alternatives?
prolog-to-minizinc - A Prolog-to-MiniZinc translator
zig - General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
rakudo - 🦋 Rakudo – Raku on MoarVM, JVM, and JS
Nim - Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and Modula. Its design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, and elegance (in that order of priority).
vox - Vox language compiler. AOT / JIT / Linker. Zero dependencies
go - The Go programming language
Elixir - Elixir is a dynamic, functional language for building scalable and maintainable applications
wabt - The WebAssembly Binary Toolkit
mint-lang - :leaves: A refreshing programming language for the front-end web
factor - Factor programming language
Odin - Odin Programming Language