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Re:Velato: A programming language where source code must be ... by alpaca128 on Monday March 04, 2024 @08:54AM (#39590499)
Nobody is obligated to "advance development". Also many innovative ideas come from projects that are done without the expectation to get value out of it.

> it seems the author was rather serious about his language

You kind of have to be serious about something in order to invest many hours into creating and finishing it. It can still be fun.

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Re:Velato: A programming language where source code must be ... by Rochus on Monday March 04, 2024 @09:15AM (#39590745)
> You kind of have to be serious about something in order to invest many hours into creating and finishing it.

Well, then at least there must have been some vision or goal, thus my question.

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