Show HN: Jet – Another Programming Language
Hi HN, My name is Johny Georges and I would like to present Jet, a C-like general purpose programming language. It's currently in alpha so I wouldn't recommend using it in a professional environment. Here are some quick facts about it: - it supports both OOP and functional programming paradigms - the syntax is similar to Typescript and Swift - arrays and strings are dynamic - memory is automatically managed for you - you have full control over how values get passed around (by value or by referen
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2026-10-28 03:30:32.763Z
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Source account: Hi HN, My name is Johny Georges and I would like to present Jet, a C-like general purpose programming language. It's currently in alpha so I wouldn't recommend using it in a professional environment. Here are some quick facts about it: - it supports both OOP and functional programming paradigms - the syntax is similar to Typescript and Swift - arrays and strings are dynamic - memory is automatically managed for you - you have full control over how values get passed around (by value or by referen
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