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Re:Ask HN: If you designed a new programming language, what ... by iamevn on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @08:39AM (#29093764)
dependent types, effect system (with effect handlers able to be implemented in the language or as some sort of plugin/extension to the runtime), maybe play around with goal-directed execution from Icon? I've long been fascinated by Icon's weird ergonomics but am not really sure what lessons to take from it.
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Re:Ask HN: If you designed a new programming language, what ... by stank345 on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @11:03AM (#29095664)
Not sure if you're familiar, but Koka feels like the future to me: https://koka-lang.github.io/koka/doc/index.html
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Re:Ask HN: If you designed a new programming language, what ... by iamevn on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @05:57PM (#29100865)
it and unison are both really exciting!
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