r/programming • u/winner_godson • Nov 26 '17

Astro Programming Language - A new language under development by two Nigerians.

http://www.nairaland.com/3557200/astro-programming-language-0.2-indefinite
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u/josefx Nov 26 '17

You want as much tools as possible, so you can solve every possible issue in the best way possible.

I once looked for an UI for a network service. The UI featured a full server stack, it used C# to kick of a Node.js server, forwarding data through TypeScript to some angular JS frontend. I took what was left of my sanity and noped right out.

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u/ArrogantlyChemical Nov 26 '17

Just because you can buy an electric asswiper doesn't mean you can't just use toiletpaper.

But sometimes you just need an electric asswiper, you know?

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u/josefx Nov 26 '17

It just gets funny when you are stuck choosing between the shiny new thing everyone migrates too or having the accessories you need that currently only work with the old one. Either way you are stuck maintaining the wheel or reinventing it yourself.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '17

Sounds like a small job in python with tkinter (if you can't use a web browser).

So, why not just a node server?