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Re:Show HN: Vivix – See inside JavaScript as it executes (open source)
on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @12:17PM (#48386051)
Thanks! Not yet, the hard part isn't reading the code, it's simulating how it runs. That logic is built specifically around JavaScript such as closures, async/await, the event loop, so another language means a new interpreter, not just a new parser. Python would be the most natural next step though
Re:Show HN: Vivix – See inside JavaScript as it executes (open source)
on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @10:05AM (#48384302)
Philip Roberts' JSConf talk is one of the best technical explainers I've ever heard, it was a direct inspiration for the async module specifically. The main gap Vivix fills is async/await, that talk predates modern async patterns by about a decade. Curious whether the guided modules or freeform editor would be more useful.
Re:Show HN: Vivix – See inside JavaScript as it executes (open source)
on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @07:12AM (#48382438)
Not currently, Vivix is focused on helping developers and learners understand JavaScript execution at the instruction level: call stack, heap, async/await and more. Visualizing coding-agent output would be interesting though
Re:Why Janet? (2023)
on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @09:50AM (#48370255)
The shell DSL is what made me want to try Janet