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Building a Programming Language for Myself

Building a Programming Language for Myself

by asadawadia·May 20, 2026·4 points·2 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidNiche GemCozy

Kotlin syntax without the JVM ceremony, but Bun or Deno already solve the scripting gap.

Strengths
  • •Transpiles to JavaScript, allowing direct use of the entire npm ecosystem without FFI.
  • •Built-in HTTP server and client primitives remove the need for external framework dependencies.
  • •Go-style concurrency primitives (channels and goroutines) ported to a JS runtime environment.
Weaknesses
  • •Custom interpreter overhead likely makes it slower than running TypeScript directly with Bun or Deno.
  • •Solving 'JVM boilerplate' in 2026 ignores that Gradle and Kotlin Scripting have largely matured.
Target Audience

Kotlin developers who want scripting capabilities without JVM setup

Similar To

Kotlin JS · TypeScript · Bun

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