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Re:Toit v2.0.0 by floitsch on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @07:47AM (#50351363)
A few more bullet points to encourage readers to have a look at Toit:

- Faster than Python. Depending on the benchmark up to x10.

- Can be compiled to executables. Currently `-o` just takes an interpreter and attaches the bytecodes, but Kasper also started experimenting with native output.

- Cleaner base. Objects aren't just hashtables. This can be seen as a downside as well (making the language less flexible), but in my book it's a win.

- The `--named=value` syntax is just a winner :)

Re:Toit v2.0.0 by mkl on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @08:08AM (#50351531)
> The `--named=value` syntax is just a winner

The "--" seems so unnecessary though. Wouldn't "name=" be sufficient to signal a named parameter? Or maybe Toit has expressions that use "=".

Re:Toit v2.0.0 by floitsch on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @08:18AM (#50351623)
We probably could have made it work without the `--`. Coming from Posix, the `--` feels natural, and it also allows for code completion.