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On Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 8:17:54 AM UTC+11, Optikos wrote:
> This xlang might be a good platform for automated fa=C3=A7ade code genera=
tion in language m to =E2=80=A2hijack=E2=80=A2 libraries in language n, so =
that m is not hampered by the lack of n=E2=80=99s rich trove of libraries, =
where most notably m=3DAda and n=E2=88=88{C,C++,C#,Rust,Go,Python,Objective=
C,OCaml/Coq}
>=20
> Many people nowadays seem to choose programming languages for the reperto=
ire of libraries, not the core language.  This xlang automated API/ABI proj=
ection might be a game-changer by divorcing library lock-in from choice of =
language, just as its core/predessor (C++/WinRT) did for C++ vis a vis C#. =
 Think of xlang as a potential golden era of taking library lock-in shackle=
s off.
>=20
> Ada in the 2020s:  the great hijacker language

An interesting set of articles on xLang can be found here=20

https://kennykerr.ca/

Alex