Koto: a simple and expressive programming language, usable as an extension language for Rust applications, or as a standalone scripting language
Koto: a simple and expressive programming language, usable as an extension language for Rust applications, or as a standalone scripting language
I added this language to my watch list some time ago and forgot about it, until I got a notification about a new release (0.15) yesterday.
I'm someone who is familiar with system languages (C, Rust) and shell languages (Bash, Zsh, ..). But don't have much experience, at a proficient level, with any languages setting in between.
So I gave Koto's language guide a read, and found it to be very well-written, and the premise of the language in general to be interesting. I only got annoyed near the end when I got to @base, because I'm an anti-OOP diehard 😉
I hope this one well start to enjoy some adoption.
@BB_C I really liked the language. I'm very used to lua and proficient with it. I think Koto does solve all my problems with lua while keeping the good parts (metatables, simplicity) and improving upon it.
I love this syntax! Coming from languages like R and Julia this all looks and feels super natural, and the implementation of the pipe is perfect.
The pseudo OOP stuff with self in maps is also very clever.
I’ve tried building some data structures in Lua and got hung up on meta tables and such - the use of “self” and the fact that maps here stay in order is awesome.
Makes me think of lightweight, dynamic rust.
Unrelated, I know, but I'm really interested in your antu-OOP-ness. I don't think I've heard anyone say they're anti a concept like this yet
I can't tell if we are miscommunicating here, or if my leg is being pulled.
You are not aware of staunchly anti-OOP (object oriented programming) people existing? Anti-OOP is a majority position now (always was in my circles). And the holdout proponents would usually only defend one (limited or revisionist) way of doing it, usually referring to some specific language implementation. Long gone is the quintessential list of OOP talking points presented in C++/Java classes in the 90's.
For people new to this, a quick search should lead to an endless stream of results. I found this one immediately which looks decent and covers good ground.
Would unfettered inheritance finally be gone for good?
Alright, then. I've read, like, a few Python tutorials. I thought OOP was more of a way to do things if it makes sense to. Like using a for loop vs a while loop, just on like, a language and code structure level. I didn't realize most people didn't like it? I hardly even know what it is lol. It's just that I've not heard someone explicitly be against it. I didn't even consider it a thing people would be pro- or anti- lmao
Thanks for the share. What are your thoughts on oop?
What are your thoughts on oop?
I don't like it. Reasons are well documented by others if you look for them.
I also wrote that part half-jokingly, and as a way to intrigue people to read until that part. And now you called my bluff 😶
Ahh okay. Yeah I know them.