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author | Kyle Gunger <kgunger12@gmail.com> | 2023-02-16 05:22:22 -0500 |
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committer | Kyle Gunger <kgunger12@gmail.com> | 2023-02-16 05:22:22 -0500 |
commit | 4ee14bcffda862335901fd2050c09c10636ca0a6 (patch) | |
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parent | 09df1bb48823631228af3df647111af1eebc854b (diff) |
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@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -# FAQ -(Not really, as if I get questions about this terrible project.) - -- Q: The syntax of this language makes me want to bleach my eyes and never program again. - - A: Yes - -- Q: Your code looks really crappy. I bet it has a lot of bugs. - - A: Yes - -- Q: X language is better. - - A: Probably - -- Q: Where did you come up with the syntax for this? - - A: When I was in my contrarian phase (not saying I'm not still in this phase) I got really into creating a programming language contrary to other languages. Funny enough, I was (and am) kinda pseudo-contrarian, so the language has a lot of similarities to those languages as well. This language: - - Has line beginnings instead of endings (because of course it does) - - Has a type system somewhere between C, C++, and Golang - - Has a very limited pre-processor - - Doesn't have header files - -- Q: This feels like a wierd cross of C, C++, and some other language I can't quite define. - - A: That makes sense. I first programmed in Java, moving to JS, Golang, and C afterwards. The roots of this lang stem from those languages, even if it looks nothing like them. - -- Q: Does this language have *any* advantage over those previously listed? - - A: Not really. It is a programming language after all. Anything you can do here, those other languages probably provide. - -- Q: Do you even like this thing? - - A: I've kinda grown to love it, actually. It's pretty satisfying to feel like I *completely* understand how a language is supposed to work. Also, programming in your own language gives you a bit of an ego boost. - -- Q: So really, what do you like about this thing that other languages don't provide? - - A: TNSL *very rarely* uses a reserved character for more than one purpose. For characters that do have more than one purpose, the purposes are either functionally identical or extremely related. This makes it rare that a user would run into syntax that is hard to understand. Also: - - The limited type system provides either fine or loose control depending on your use case (read the docs for more info about `structs`) - - Lack of headers make code less redundant and confusing (for me) - - The language attempts to cram a limited and useful set of high-level features into any environment assuming that a standard library exists to support those features. - - Even though there is the *option* to use high level features, a programmer can very easily use none and instead favor fine control over memory and types akin to C or C++. - - The standard library actually provides some control over how the language functions, so it can be adapted for many environments without compilation failure. - - Similar to go, tnsl provides support for multiple return values. - -- Q: I actually kinda like this - - A: Thanks! Feel free to report bugs or submit pull requests (as long as you are willing to publish that code under the same licence as this repo).
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