As the author of a JS-to-OCaml compiler [1], I must admit that Poe’s Law applies here [2]:
“Without a clear indicator of the author’s intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.”
Cool. Recursion in python is common bottleneck in competitive programming. Will give it a try. I created a similar tool for recursion [1]. But ended with rewriting AST and emulating stack. Pros - no need for accumulator, cons - almost unusable in real world.
I'm working on a block-based visual programming environment for kids — a sort of Scratch alternative — but instead of inventing a new language, it's a subset of Elixir. I'm using Google’s Blockly to generate real Elixir code from the blocks.
Right now, I'm building a Space Invaders clone in Elixir with LiveView, and integrating Blockly so the game's core logic can be edited visually. Hoping it becomes a fun way to learn both functional programming and web dev.
eyJ... — is a beginning of base64 encoded JSON. The fact that I know it, and see it in standards make me feel bad.
I can't proof that this is wrong, but encoding one text format in other text format and wrapping it in third text format — seems wasteful and hacky. This relates not only to this specs, but rather to web development in general.