Ask HN: If you designed a new programming language, what would its features be?

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  • template

    Discontinued A liquid-like templating language (by dorianmariefr)

    kind of what I started with https://github.com/dorianmariefr/template

    hashes can written as `id: 1, name: "Dorian"`

    js-deconstruction like `{ id, name }` and `{ id, name } = user`

    comments in hashes like json5, e.g.

        id: 1 # first user

  • TablaM

    The practical relational programing language for data-oriented applications

    I'm on it, except the lack of resources!

    https://tablam.org

    Is based on the relational model (+spiced with multidimensional-array capabilities like kdb+/pandas), and allow to have universal query/crud capabilities to anything (files, vectors, btrees, hashmaps, rdbms access(not yet!)), etc.

    In other words, it has in-built linq-like capabilities:

    -- A column, aka: Vectors...

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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