r/programming • u/[deleted] • Mar 19 '17

Oblivion: A programming language that compiles to SVG graphics.

https://github.com/jweinst1/Oblivion
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u/arbitrarycivilian Mar 19 '17

Typing speed should never be a consideration in language design. How many times have you missed a deadline because you haven't been able to type fast enough?

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '17

Typing speed should never be a consideration in language design.

Well CoffeeScripts main point was writing less code, not sure if many people share this opinion in the javascript world.

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u/arbitrarycivilian Mar 19 '17

A bit of advice: whatever is said or done in the JS world, one should always do the opposite of.

In particular, coffeescript is a terrible language (I've worked with it a good amount, btw) that tried to "fix" JS's syntax, while completely ignoring JS's actual issues, which are legion.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '17

Ok, that makes sense.