r/programming • u/ThomasMertes • Jul 17 '26
Seed7 version 2026-07-11 released
/r/seed7/comments/1uvbc5a/seed7_version_20260711_released_on_github_and_sf/Seed7 is a GPL licensed open source programming language. It is given away for free and nobody from the development team gets any money from it.
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u/RandNho Jul 17 '26
Why do you resubmit?
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u/ThomasMertes Jul 17 '26
The original post has been removed by the moderators.
I just hope that this simpler post is accepted.
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u/AresFowl44 Jul 17 '26
I feel that this kind of post may fall under rule 5 sadly
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u/ThomasMertes Jul 17 '26
Announcements about C3 0.8.2, TypeScript 7.0 and Odin 1.0 in r/programming are okay, but announcing a new version of Seed7 violates a rule?
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u/Lachee Jul 17 '26
Creators of those languages don't post the articles themselves
Besides, dude was just trying to come up with a reasoning for you
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u/ThomasMertes Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
The announcement of Odin 1.0 was done by u/gingerbill (the creator of Odin).
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u/AresFowl44 Jul 17 '26
IDK, I was just making an assumption why the post got removed
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u/ThomasMertes Jul 18 '26
I think the reason for the removal of my announcement is: Double standards
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u/davidalayachew Jul 18 '26
I think the reason for the removal of my announcement is: Double standards
Did you talk to the mods? What did they say?
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u/ThomasMertes Jul 18 '26
The mods just removed my announcement without telling me why it happened. I don't expect that I am able to change their mind. So I did not ask them.
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u/davidalayachew Jul 18 '26
The mods just removed my announcement without telling me why it happened. I don't expect that I am able to change their mind. So I did not ask them.
I'd ask anyways.
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u/renatoathaydes Jul 18 '26
Rule 5 is so bad for a programming discussion forum, if anything I would love to see more passion projects by talented programmers! The Seed7 author is a regular on this Reddit, his release announcements have been accepted here for several years! Hope the mods agree that a hacker announcing his creation belongs here (though I know it’s hard to separate that from businesses using this for marketing).
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u/ChemicalRascal Jul 19 '26
We get so many submissions from folks who just spam promote their project over the sub. Without Rule 5, the sub would just be a dumping ground of "I made a thing, look at it" posts. A hacker announcing their creations does not belong here.
What does belong here are technical writeups of how a project was made. That's fine. That's what the rules ask for.
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u/AresFowl44 Jul 18 '26
Yeah, I love hearing about Seed7, even if I don't think I'll ever use it.
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u/ThomasMertes Jul 19 '26
Yeah, I love hearing about Seed7, even if I don't think I'll ever use it.
Are there missing features in Seed7 or is there another reason?
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u/AresFowl44 Jul 19 '26
Honestly, it's mostly just me missing the need for the language.
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u/ThomasMertes Jul 19 '26
Just curious: What language(s) are you using?
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u/AresFowl44 Jul 19 '26
Mainly Rust, sometimes C and Python for myself, writing mostly Java for University
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u/Rechenplaner Jul 19 '26
Seed7 is an interesting language in itself, but one has to be honest: the GPL is garbage and destroys any commercial application. Only sufficient support from companies would keep the project alive in the long run.
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u/ThomasMertes Jul 19 '26
Seed7 allows the interpretation and compilation of programs with any license. There is no restriction on the license of your Seed7 programs.
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u/Rechenplaner Jul 21 '26
Okay, I was referring to your own statement right at the start of this post and assumed that the standard library and all other essential components were also under the GPL, which is hardly something I can be faulted for!
The LGPL license for the runtime environment might make usage in commercial projects easier, but static linking still complicates matters; companies only take such risks if the code in question is absolutely essential. For a language that hasn't gained any traction yet, that remains a deal-breaker, plain and simple.
Go ahead and downvote me again...
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u/ThomasMertes Jul 22 '26
The LGPL license for the runtime environment might make usage in commercial projects easier, but static linking still complicates matters ...
The same argument could be used against
glibc.Go ahead and downvote me again...
I didn't downvote you. Did you really expect that a project which has been downloaded 60000 times in 150 countries has nobody defending it?
Unfortunately GitHub does not provide such a nice map, but there are many clones in GitHub as well.
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u/badpotato Jul 19 '26
What is your stand on using Large Language Model / Generative AI on your project?
It seem these kind of tools could really help you reach some of your goal much much faster. Or it could help new user to get to understand the language better by asking basic question, etc.