Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderHere is my brief explanation of the example given on the website in order to clear up some confusion, that I gleaned from the thesis paper. Admittedly, this language does require knowledge of Haskell to really comprehend: -- Extract all twin primes from the infinite list of prime numbers with pattern matching! def twinPrimes := matchAll primes as list integer with | _ ++ $p :: #(p + 2) :: _ -> (p, p + 2) "matchAll is composed of…
> Egison is a programming language that realizes non-linear pattern-matching against non-free data types. It's a what? Can someone ELI5 this for a lowly Python and JS dev - why would I want this? ---- I watched a talk about Scala's future [0] recently, in which the presenter compared the taglines of a few different languages (Go, Rust, Erlang, Scala), and how they relate to business pains or non-academic problems. His conclusion about Scala's tagline - "Scala combines object-oriented and…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 180
- Total comments
- 137
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-13 | The Egison Programming LanguageFirst breakout | afshinmeh | 79 | 67 |
| 2021-03-09 | The Egison Programming Language | mpweiher | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-04-29 | The Egison Programming LanguageBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | ubavic | 99 | 70 |