Introducing Ion | Bitwise Episode Guide

0:02Recap and set the stage for the day, with a note about the schedule

1:48Determine to begin the project by writing a systems programming language

5:35Introducing Ion¹

11:54Non-goals of Ion²

14:25Why C?³

16:21But why not C?⁴

23:22Resolution⁵

33:31Quality of life⁶

36:46Implementation⁷

39:24Random cool stuff⁸

39:53Sketch out Ion's enum, struct, var, const and func declarations

44:07A few words on the := and *= notation in Ion

45:52Sketch out Ion's constructor-type syntax

49:01Ion's precedence table

53:23Translation units and packaging in Ion

58:30Q&A

59:48Immutable default variable declarations

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59:48Immutable default variable declarations

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59:48Immutable default variable declarations

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1:00:14shdslyr Is there a reason for using C99 codebase as opposed to a more modern dialect?

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1:00:14shdslyr Is there a reason for using C99 codebase as opposed to a more modern dialect?

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1:00:14shdslyr Is there a reason for using C99 codebase as opposed to a more modern dialect?

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1:01:02cubercaleb With :=, you don't know what you are parsing until you see the :=

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1:01:02cubercaleb With :=, you don't know what you are parsing until you see the :=

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1:01:02cubercaleb With :=, you don't know what you are parsing until you see the :=

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1:02:01oaeui I wonder if we'll get bitfields

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1:02:01oaeui I wonder if we'll get bitfields

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1:02:01oaeui I wonder if we'll get bitfields

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1:02:25ptz3233 I don't understand how it can be LL(1) and that still work. Wouldn't it add c before multiplying d?

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1:02:25ptz3233 I don't understand how it can be LL(1) and that still work. Wouldn't it add c before multiplying d?

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1:02:25ptz3233 I don't understand how it can be LL(1) and that still work. Wouldn't it add c before multiplying d?

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1:03:02ialwayslosethis pervognsen Tuples?

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1:03:02ialwayslosethis pervognsen Tuples?

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1:03:02ialwayslosethis pervognsen Tuples?

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1:03:09segfaultax pervognsen Does the type system support parametric polymorphism?

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1:03:09segfaultax pervognsen Does the type system support parametric polymorphism?

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1:03:09segfaultax pervognsen Does the type system support parametric polymorphism?

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1:03:41symbolic_butt pervognsen Will you explain what "LL(1)" mean?

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1:03:41symbolic_butt pervognsen Will you explain what "LL(1)" mean?

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1:03:41symbolic_butt pervognsen Will you explain what "LL(1)" mean?

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1:04:01dangalf_ pervognsen Is "var" required in a declaration when specifying the type?

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1:04:01dangalf_ pervognsen Is "var" required in a declaration when specifying the type?

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1:04:01dangalf_ pervognsen Is "var" required in a declaration when specifying the type?

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1:04:21hugoschm pervognsen Are you interested in code formatters like go fmt and prettier? Sounds like it would be easy with Ion

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1:04:21hugoschm pervognsen Are you interested in code formatters like go fmt and prettier? Sounds like it would be easy with Ion

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1:04:21hugoschm pervognsen Are you interested in code formatters like go fmt and prettier? Sounds like it would be easy with Ion

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1:04:50captainkraft pervognsen Did you talk about why you chose C to build the language?

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1:04:50captainkraft pervognsen Did you talk about why you chose C to build the language?

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1:04:50captainkraft pervognsen Did you talk about why you chose C to build the language?

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1:05:15faranwath_ pervognsen Will the compiler itself be a standalone program? That is, will opening a file be handled as an assembly system call? No dependencies at all?

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1:05:15faranwath_ pervognsen Will the compiler itself be a standalone program? That is, will opening a file be handled as an assembly system call? No dependencies at all?

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1:05:15faranwath_ pervognsen Will the compiler itself be a standalone program? That is, will opening a file be handled as an assembly system call? No dependencies at all?

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1:05:49sir_feedalot pervognsen How do you plan to handle errors? Special return values like C?

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1:05:49sir_feedalot pervognsen How do you plan to handle errors? Special return values like C?

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1:05:49sir_feedalot pervognsen How do you plan to handle errors? Special return values like C?

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1:06:13adz465 pervognsen I'm a recent graduate who is learning a lot in a new embedded job. Will I have trouble trying to keep up and follow the development of this and understand it? Is this aimed towards seasoned professionals?

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1:06:13adz465 pervognsen I'm a recent graduate who is learning a lot in a new embedded job. Will I have trouble trying to keep up and follow the development of this and understand it? Is this aimed towards seasoned professionals?

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1:06:13adz465 pervognsen I'm a recent graduate who is learning a lot in a new embedded job. Will I have trouble trying to keep up and follow the development of this and understand it? Is this aimed towards seasoned professionals?

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1:06:57captainkraft pervognsen Would you recommend any particular books for those of us that want to follow along with you and get a bit more on our own between streams?

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1:06:57captainkraft pervognsen Would you recommend any particular books for those of us that want to follow along with you and get a bit more on our own between streams?

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1:06:57captainkraft pervognsen Would you recommend any particular books for those of us that want to follow along with you and get a bit more on our own between streams?

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1:07:16mr4thdimention pervognsen How much do you think you'll have done on the next stream?

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1:07:16mr4thdimention pervognsen How much do you think you'll have done on the next stream?

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1:07:16mr4thdimention pervognsen How much do you think you'll have done on the next stream?

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1:08:19vassvik pervognsen Will there be multiple return values?

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1:08:19vassvik pervognsen Will there be multiple return values?

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1:08:19vassvik pervognsen Will there be multiple return values?

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1:08:44gargltk pervognsen What are your thoughts on default values for structure fields?

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1:08:44gargltk pervognsen What are your thoughts on default values for structure fields?

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1:08:44gargltk pervognsen What are your thoughts on default values for structure fields?

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1:09:12symbolic_butt pervognsen No null type in the language, right, and what about void?

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1:09:12symbolic_butt pervognsen No null type in the language, right, and what about void?

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1:09:12symbolic_butt pervognsen No null type in the language, right, and what about void?

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1:09:34poopenthusiast420 pervognsen Is the language whitespace sensitive? For example, would having two spaces before the pos = {min.x ...} line to align it with the size line below be a warning / error?

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1:09:34poopenthusiast420 pervognsen Is the language whitespace sensitive? For example, would having two spaces before the pos = {min.x ...} line to align it with the size line below be a warning / error?

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1:09:34poopenthusiast420 pervognsen Is the language whitespace sensitive? For example, would having two spaces before the pos = {min.x ...} line to align it with the size line below be a warning / error?

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1:10:29panic00 pervognsen Are you using the go "lexer hack" to automatically insert semicolons or something else?

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1:10:29panic00 pervognsen Are you using the go "lexer hack" to automatically insert semicolons or something else?

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1:10:29panic00 pervognsen Are you using the go "lexer hack" to automatically insert semicolons or something else?

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1:11:12tbodt_ pervognsen Will there be goto statements?

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1:11:12tbodt_ pervognsen Will there be goto statements?

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1:11:12tbodt_ pervognsen Will there be goto statements?

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1:11:33badflydog pervognsen Varargs?

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1:11:33badflydog pervognsen Varargs?

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1:11:33badflydog pervognsen Varargs?

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1:13:06gargltk pervognsen How about 'switch'? Same as C?

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1:13:06gargltk pervognsen How about 'switch'? Same as C?

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1:13:06gargltk pervognsen How about 'switch'? Same as C?

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1:13:30garryjohanson pervognsen Will heavy math around algorithm complexity be introduced? How math heavily would this be overall?

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1:13:30garryjohanson pervognsen Will heavy math around algorithm complexity be introduced? How math heavily would this be overall?

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1:13:30garryjohanson pervognsen Will heavy math around algorithm complexity be introduced? How math heavily would this be overall?

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1:13:54dangalf_ I had just been thinking, spending hours watching Casey / Jon (now Per) code, wouldn't I be better off spending those hours writing on my own?

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1:13:54dangalf_ I had just been thinking, spending hours watching Casey / Jon (now Per) code, wouldn't I be better off spending those hours writing on my own?

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1:13:54dangalf_ I had just been thinking, spending hours watching Casey / Jon (now Per) code, wouldn't I be better off spending those hours writing on my own?

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1:15:18tbodt_ pervognsen How do I pronounce your name?

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1:15:18tbodt_ pervognsen How do I pronounce your name?

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1:15:18tbodt_ pervognsen How do I pronounce your name?

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1:15:340b0000000000000 pervognsen Will the compiler be able to resolve loops at compile time? (Will it include an interpreter so that anything can run at compile time)

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1:15:340b0000000000000 pervognsen Will the compiler be able to resolve loops at compile time? (Will it include an interpreter so that anything can run at compile time)

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1:15:340b0000000000000 pervognsen Will the compiler be able to resolve loops at compile time? (Will it include an interpreter so that anything can run at compile time)

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1:16:22segfaultax pervognsen Will it have type inference? If so, how extensively? Only vars (like go)? Parameters?

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1:16:22segfaultax pervognsen Will it have type inference? If so, how extensively? Only vars (like go)? Parameters?

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1:16:22segfaultax pervognsen Will it have type inference? If so, how extensively? Only vars (like go)? Parameters?

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1:16:32Sketch out type inference in Ion

1:20:52sir_feedalot pervognsen Will modules allow "private" (i.e. non-exported) functions?

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1:20:52sir_feedalot pervognsen Will modules allow "private" (i.e. non-exported) functions?

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1:20:52sir_feedalot pervognsen Will modules allow "private" (i.e. non-exported) functions?

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1:21:50cubercaleb pervognsen Could the return statement on line 47 be simplified by removing Rect from the compound?

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1:21:50cubercaleb pervognsen Could the return statement on line 47 be simplified by removing Rect from the compound?

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1:21:50cubercaleb pervognsen Could the return statement on line 47 be simplified by removing Rect from the compound?

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1:22:14Wind it down, with a glimpse into the future

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