[coder543]

In most conversations, TypeScript generally seems to be considered a fairly "modern" language. TypeScript offers a variety of rather advanced type system features, and AssemblyScript is based on it, so by extension, AssemblyScript should be fairly "modern" too.

Based on the limited docs that are available[0], Moonbit appears to be using C++-style "generics" that are just simple template substitutions (no constraints), which is far less "modern" than what TypeScript offers.

Honestly, I don't think imprecise words like "modern" are particularly useful, helpful, or good for discussions like this. "Pattern matching" has been a feature of certain programming languages for decades, so is that truly a "modern" feature?

[0]: https://moonbitlang.com/docs/syntax/#generics

[chefandy]

I'm not saying it's any more modern than any other language— I pointed out that being imperfect doesn't preclude modernity. Nobody even claimed it was perfect to begin with.