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Compilers for Free

I’m fascinated by programming, and by metaprogramming in particular. When Ruby programmers talk about metaprogramming they usually mean programs that write programs , because Ruby has various features — like BasicObject#instance_eval , Module#define_method and BasicObject#method_missing — which make it possible to…

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Clang++ Builds Boost

Boost is a collection of open-source, peer-reviewed C++ libraries that's well-known for having many good utility components for C++ programmers. It's also well-known for using bleeding-edge C++ techniques, such as extensive template and preprocessor metaprogramming, that have pushed many C++ compilers beyond their…

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Roto: A Compiled Scripting Language for Rust

By Terts Diepraam We are working on an embedded scripting language for Rust. This language, called Roto, aims to be a simple yet fast and reliable scripting language for Rust applications. The need for Roto comes from Rotonda, our BGP engine written in Rust. Mature BGP applications usually feature some

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Racket 8.1

_posted by John Clements_ Racket version 8.1 is now available from https://racket-lang.org/. DrRacket tabs can be dragged, and have new close buttons. Racket CS supports cross-compilation using `raco exe`. Racket CS supports Android on 32-...

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Announcing .NET Core 1.1

Updated (2017): See .NET Core Releases to learn about newer releases. We are excited to announce the release of .NET Core 1.1 RTM, the first “Current” release. You can start creating .NET Core 1.1 apps, today, in Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2017 RC, Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio for the Mac. We used the…