Programming Languages

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This is the current Lemmy equivalent of https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammingLanguages/.

The content and rules are the same here as they are over there. Taken directly from the /r/ProgrammingLanguages overview:

This community is dedicated to the theory, design and implementation of programming languages.

Be nice to each other. Flame wars and rants are not welcomed. Please also put some effort into your post.

This isn't the right place to ask questions such as "What language should I use for X", "what language should I learn", and "what's your favorite language". Such questions should be posted in /c/learn_programming or /c/programming.

This is the right place for posts like the following:

"Check out this new language I've been working on!"
"Here's a blog post on how I implemented static type checking into this compiler"
"I want to write a compiler, where do I start?"
"How does the Java compiler work? How does it handle forward declarations/imports/targeting multiple platforms/?"
"How should I test my compiler? How are other compilers and interpreters like gcc, Java, and python tested?"
"What are the pros/cons of ?"
"Compare and contrast vs. "
"Confused about the semantics of this language"
"Proceedings from PLDI / OOPSLA / ICFP / "

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Exploring biphasic (multi-stage) programming (rybicki.io)

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This pattern [(multi-stage programming)], which I'll refer to as "biphasic programming," is characterized by languages and frameworks that enable identical syntax to express computations executed in two distinct phases or environments while maintaining consistent behavior (i.e., semantics) across phases. These phases typically differ temporally (when they run), spatially (where they run), or both.

An older (2017) page on multi-stage programming

Winglang ("a programming language for the cloud"), the author's language

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

It's cool science, but I hesitate to use this stuff in anything I need to babysit, later, myself.

Domain specific languages typically exist for good reasons.

I appreciate this exploration though - if everyone took my approach, we might never find the cases that can still be improved on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The scala 3 page on multi staged programming: https://docs.scala-lang.org/scala3/reference/metaprogramming/staging.html