> I am always kind of surprised when I go to a landing page for a language and there isn't any actual code.
replySo, you're not surprised that this Om page has an extensive section called "Examples", right? https://www.om-language.com/#language__examples__
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replyI didn't scroll that far, and I shouldn't have to.
replyOne time, this annoyed me so much that I made a website.
replyhttps://anaminus.github.io/langding/
om would fall under "Yes, must scroll".
Fascinating! It almost seems like the more popular a language is the less likely it is to have syntax on the landing page.
replyThere is code. Small examples start halfway down the page, and there's one 20-line example. Not much, but it's not accurate to say there's none.
replyIt would be helpful to see any kind of motivation for the project though. Anything at all.
On my phone that code is about 250+ lines down, probably 4-5 screens down.
replyIt basically doesn't exist as far as marketing is concerned.
So it just needs a TOC.
replyNo, it needs a 5 line code snippet above the fold.
replyThere is code, search for 'examples'.
replyIt concludes by implementing a fold:
define
{
[Fold]<- {
rearrange
{
rearrange
{
dequote
choose
quote Result
pair pair pair {[Fold]<-} Function Result Remainder
Remainder
}
{Result Remainder}
dequote Function Base <-[terms] Source
}
{Function Base Source}
}
}
{
[Fold]<- {[literal]<-} {} {1 2 3}
}great example! as someone who writes a Fold function every day, this explains the power of the language very well. ;)
replyAs is clearly explained on the web page, this is not a programming language for everyday tasks, it's an early stage proof of concept that can be used to explore how computer science might be expressed in unusual ways.
replyImplementing fold would be something of a milestone in such a language.