Purely Functional Ideas (with Harmony)

In this episode of "Dead Code," Jared and Harmony, a self-taught programmer with extensive experience in Ruby, explore the benefits of experimenting with unconventional programming languages. They discuss Fennel, a Lisp that compiles to Lua, highlighting its simplicity and versatility for applications like game modding. Jared shares his experience with ReScript, a language in the ML family that compiles to JavaScript, emphasizing its strong type system and seamless integration with React. They also delve into Uiua, a stack-based array language with a unique symbol-rich syntax, which Harmony finds ideal for tackling complex mathematical programming challenges. The episode emphasizes how these esoteric languages can broaden a programmer's perspective and problem-solving approach.

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Fennel Language

Lua Programming Language

ReScript Language

OCaml

Standard ML Documentation

Uiua Language

APL Language

Conway’s Game of Life Interactive Simulator

Advent of Code

Project Euler

React.js

Fennel VS Code Extension

ReScript VS Code Extension

Uiua VS Code Support

Emacs Fennel Mode

Emacs ReScript Support

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