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Comment by transpute

1 year ago

Fortunately, open-source projects can have more than one contributor. 2024 commit log includes:

  Bump CI to macOS 13
  Add AVX512 support
  Update LuaJIT
  Document AMD, Intel, Nvidia GPU support
  Add support for LLVM18
  Support SPIR-V code generation

I'm well aware but consider what it means that the guy that created it has walked away from it

  • If the project is actively maintained after 10 years, it means he created a sustainable foundation.

    If you're aware of specific open issues with the project, identified by the founder or others, please share details.

    • do you understand that "use one language to emit another language that is then immediately compiled" is literally like hundreds of languages now? numba/cupy/pytorch/jax/julia/etc/etc/etc. they all implement both a high level IR that can be transformed via the high level language (python) and a JIT/compiler/whatever.

      so like why would i ever use this thing terra+lua+"5 guys maintaining it in a basement somewhere" thing?

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  • People change, interests wander. The guy who made brainfuck wrote parts of the sauerbraten engine. Is that a betrayal of brainfuckery?