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by mogoh 27 days ago
Does this aims to be the python of functional programming languages?
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cladamski79 27 days ago
That's roughly the positioning, yes. Approachable syntax, low ceremony, runs scripts directly. The difference is that the safety guarantees (no null, tracked effects, exhaustive matching) come for free rather than being opt-in via type checkers.

I did a comparison to python which shows the differences, and where they are similar: https://www.hica.dev/docs/hica-vs-python/

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