Comment by underdeserver
7 hours ago
I don't understand why they're particular about writing their own esoteric language. If they want people to buy and engage with it, software has to be the gateway, and that's easier to write in a language people know.
The more I look at it and think about it, it feels like the whole thing, language and images together, are collectively concept art. Which, if that's the case, is fine for what it is. But I do think if that's the case, I think it's at least slightly disrespectful to readers to be coy about how real any of this is.
It's prob a balance. Sure, C is king....but if you are starting from scratch...do you REALLY need it or could you design something even better? Maybe, maybe not.
I've programmed for a long time, but always struggled with Assembly and C, so take my views with a grain of salt.
I don't think C is king anymore. They could use Rust with nostd, or Zig, or C++. Anything (low level enough) is better than an entirely new language.
I missed this earlier: "Radiance features a modern syntax and design inspired by Rust, Swift and Zig."
Next you'll tell me urbit, nock, and hoon never caught on
Yes but have you considered making a trapazoid wheel? Maybe it will work, or not...