Why You Should Give Janet, a Lisp Dialect, a Chance
By
@ianthehenry
Master baker tier. Every paragraph earns its place on the tray.
Summary
The author describes their unexpected love for the Janet programming language, a Lisp dialect, which they've been using for fun side projects. They've written a free book about Janet and are making a persuasive case for why readers should give the language a chance, despite initial skepticism about its parentheses-heavy syntax.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI never thought it could happen to me. I mean, parentheses? In this day and age?
But for the past couple years, my go-to programming language for fun side projects has been a little Lisp dialect called Janet.
I like Janet so much that I wrote an entire book about it, and put it on The Internet for free, in the hopes of attracting more Janetors to the language.
Here's my attempt at a sales pitch: here is why you – you of all people – should give Janet a chance.
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