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What's the best string representation of a function? Comparing with other PLs: Python: <function __main__.add_one()> JS: [Function: addOne] Clojure: #function[user/add-one] Scheme: #<procedure add-one (x)> I'm currently thinking about <fun add_one() foo.gdn:123>

It's weird how even pure languages tend to treat the Unix execution model as ambient state. Are there any PLs that define a main function like this? fn main(args, stdin, stdout, env) -> exit code

Are users more tolerant of a slow programming language if it has good multithreading or green threads? I'd be willing to use a PL with good ergonomics that runs at 0.5x speed if it's easy to saturate multiple threads. (PLs focusing on single-threaded performance are common!)