New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: New programming languages – can they succeed without a big sponsor?
Ask HN: New programming languages – can they succeed without a big sponsor?
2 by open-source-ux | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Is a corporate sponsor the only (or main) way of attracting developers to a new programming language? And does this put other languages (without a corporate benefactor) at a disadvantage? The Go language benefits from Google's support and resources. Similarly, Rust grew from the support and resources of Mozilla. For example, both languages have had (or still have) dedicated staff writing documentation for the language. This is a luxury that other languages cannot fund. How can other languages without a big corporate sponsor attract funding to help grow the language and build related libraries? Examples of new-ish "underdog" languages (for want of a better term): - Nim - Crystal - Zig (not yet at version 1.0) And even lesser known languages e.g. Odin, Vale, V Lang etc. I'd hate to think that only languages with the generous funding and support of a big corporate sponsor can thrive. Meanwhile, other languages face the uncertainty of funding. How can a language succeed without a big sponsor?
2 by open-source-ux | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Is a corporate sponsor the only (or main) way of attracting developers to a new programming language? And does this put other languages (without a corporate benefactor) at a disadvantage? The Go language benefits from Google's support and resources. Similarly, Rust grew from the support and resources of Mozilla. For example, both languages have had (or still have) dedicated staff writing documentation for the language. This is a luxury that other languages cannot fund. How can other languages without a big corporate sponsor attract funding to help grow the language and build related libraries? Examples of new-ish "underdog" languages (for want of a better term): - Nim - Crystal - Zig (not yet at version 1.0) And even lesser known languages e.g. Odin, Vale, V Lang etc. I'd hate to think that only languages with the generous funding and support of a big corporate sponsor can thrive. Meanwhile, other languages face the uncertainty of funding. How can a language succeed without a big sponsor?
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