Noulith: A new programming language currently used by the Advent of Code leader

• noulith

  19 1,114 7.8 Rust

  *slaps roof of [programming language]* this bad boy can fit so much [syntax sugar] into it

• advent-of-code-2022

  25 208 10.0 Shell

  actually publishing my solutions now that they're not redundant...

https://github.com/betaveros/advent-of-code-2022

Which is an interesting take on the concept of domain specific language.

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• Vyxal

  2 261 9.9 Scala

  A code-golfing language experience that has aspects of traditional programming languages - terse, elegant, readable.

  

I just checked the 2nd place[^0] person and they... also have their own programming language...[^1]

What's going on here? Are they just extra motivated to show off their languages? Is making your own programming language more common than I realized?

[^0]: https://adventofcode.com/2022/leaderboard

[^1]: https://github.com/Vyxal/Vyxal

• proton

  1 17 10.0 Python

  Proton practical programming language (by hyper-neutrino)

He's written a few of his own programming languages too: https://github.com/hyper-neutrino/proton

• coalton

  84 990 8.4 Common Lisp

  Coalton is an efficient, statically typed functional programming language that supercharges Common Lisp.

  

Coalton is a good option to explore if you fancy trying AoC with a Lisp:

https://github.com/coalton-lang/coalton

• IParse

  5 11 3.3 C++

  IParse: an interpreting parser written in C++

• AdventOfCode2022

  1 0 4.0

  Advent of Code 2022 (by FransFaase)

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• klongpy

  13 111 9.6 Python

  High-Performance Klong array language with rich Python integration.

This feels like making your own lightsaber.

I’ve been using APC to polish my KlongPy [0] array language impl. I’m way behind due to fixing bugs as I go.

[0] https://github.com/briangu/klongpy

It’s a great way to get deeper into a new language as well.

• slouch

  2 20 4.6 Go

  A competitive programming language (WIP -- MAY CONTAIN HIDEOUS CODE)

Very cool. I also made a language specifically for AoC, with some similarities: https://github.com/lukechampine/slouch

Example of solving a (non-AoC) problem: https://youtu.be/i_zDbInYOpQ

One of my big takeaways is that the "IDE" plays a big role in how fast you can solve. Recomputing the expression on every keystroke seems a little insane, but the instant feedback you get is priceless.

• cant

  11 58 9.1 Scheme

  A programming argot

I've done AoC using my own language before. As a task it's at a sweet spot for finding weaknesses in the language/library/implementation: real and varied enough to exercise your system, small chunks of work, lots of code to compare yours to, with fun and competitive juices.

The first time I did it it forced me to fix some major problems. My language would still be a handicap for me in the state it's in (though I did get on the leaderboard a couple times using it).

fwiw: https://github.com/darius/cant (haven't done this year's so far)

• aoc

  1 3 7.9 Haskell

  My Advent of Code solutions. (by klausler)

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