#recommendation · textlog

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Looking for a new daily-driver language. Criteria:

interpreted (e.g. can use #!/bin/bang)
batteries-included stdlib (json, subprocesses, fs, etc.)
not sh, not perl, not python, not javascript

Shortlist:

pluto - superset of lua with enhanced stdlib
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rye - homoiconic (code as data)

Any other ?

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