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Show HN: Forst – migrate TypeScript back ends to Go incrementally

https://forst-lang.org/docs

Over the past ~1.5 years I've been working on this programming language called Forst with the primary goal of replacing TypeScript on the backend.I'd seen many times that running JavaScript on the backend often leads to memory spikes, especially when handling larger data structures, and other inefficiencies due to over-usage of the heap and being restricted to one core by default. So I wanted...

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Re:Ito – privacy-first contact tracing app on Sunday April 12, 2020 @03:15PM (#22850404)
Thanks amai for the submission. ito formed when a group of privacy-focussed contact tracing teams joined forces after the German government's hackathon in late March. We have a prototype working where you can try out the Bluetooth distance measuring between two devices. Find our latest release here:

https://github.com/ito-org/react-native-app/releases

The global TCN Coalition (https://TCN-coalition.org/) which we formed with many other groups from the US and the UK, is standardizing a privacy-first protocol that will be interoperable across borders.

Feel free to contribute and to spread the word so we can make sure everyone can visit other countries with some more reassurance and without needlessly giving up their identity. Track infections, not people!

Re:Wikipedia Down in Europe on Friday September 06, 2019 @04:47PM (#20899750)
Re:Pokemonsay: Pokemon Version of Cowsay on Friday August 16, 2019 @05:50AM (#20713576)
If you want to run it from source then clone it and run `npm run start` which will run `npm run build && node ./dist/cli.js` for you (see the scripts entry in the package.json)
Re:Pokemonsay: Pokemon Version of Cowsay on Friday August 16, 2019 @05:47AM (#20713563)
Install NodeJS and run `npx pokemonsay`