Microsoft releases a new programming language: Bosque

[jonasclaesbe]

A few days ago, Microsoft released a new programming language called "Bosque", you can find more info about it right here:

https://github.com/Microsoft/BosqueLanguage

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/regularized-programming-with-the-bosque-language/

https://dev.to/0xrumple/all-what-you-need-to-know-about-microsoft-s-new-programming-language-bosque-38c0

 

What are your thoughts about this new language?

 

I think it's pretty cool to see a new language, although since it's based upon JavaScript, it will not improve the core JavaScript functionality rather than just 'wrapping it in a new coat'.

[NumLock21]

Bosque sounds more like a home appliances than a language. Isn't there one already.

Edit: it's power tools not home appliances.

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/

 

[Franck]

This is literally like Javascript had a child with C# expressions / lambda. Still 100% crossplatform.

[TVwazhere]

25 minutes ago, jonasclaesbe said:

I think it's pretty cool to see a new language, although since it's based upon JavaScript, it will not improve the core JavaScript functionality rather than just 'wrapping it in a new coat'.

@GoodBytes @leadeater

[duncannah]

Not a developer myself but it looks like an extension to TypeScript -- wouldn't call it a new language 

[minibois]

3 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

Bosque sounds more like a home appliances than a language. Isn't there one already.

 

Edit: it's power tools not home appliances.

 

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/

 

The name reminded me personally more of Basque, the region... almost-country.. thing in Spain/France.

I mean, I feel like "Bosque" would be pronounced like "Bask", but with an 'O', while Bosch is pronounced more like "posh", but with a 'B'.

 

But from reading the introduction on Github and seeing the examples, it really does look like C#, but simpler.

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[Eaglerino]

3 hours ago, Minibois said:

The name reminded me personally more of Basque, the region... almost-country.. thing in Spain/France.

I mean, I feel like "Bosque" would be pronounced like "Bask", but with an 'O', while Bosch is pronounced more like "posh", but with a 'B'.

 

But from reading the introduction on Github and seeing the examples, it really does look like C#, but simpler.

bosque is prounounced bos-kee

 

some other speakers might sound it like bwos-kee

I will not be surprised if people start pronouncing it bosk but thanks to things like gnome and g-nome, what else is new in the computer world

[DrMacintosh]

Bosque is a good name. Shame it’s for a programming language. A Bosque refrigerator sounds pretty nice. 

[TacoSenpai]

eyyyyy b0sque

[Scheer]

5 hours ago, NumLock21 said:

Bosque sounds more like a home appliances than a language. Isn't there one already.

Edit: it's power tools not home appliances.

https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/

 

You were correct, they also make appliances.

https://www.bosch-home.com/us/

[Misanthrope]

It's been a couple of years but back in like 2016 I remember a friend who wanted to 'start a web design business' (read: he wanted me to do most of the backend while he...looked pretty?) and I remember there was like a bunch of Javascript wrappers and tools and tweaks and pre-configs and whatnot. So I am not surprised that there's an attempt to make it all standard or interoperable but I believe there's already some other attempts at that and those are not too hard to figure out so...Maybe this Bosque stuff will do it better?

 

I'll defer to the more up-to-date coders to see if they think this might gain some decent traction.

[bloodthirster]

Looks lame and annoying.  Of course, I hate JS with s burning passion so.

[Noctus]

9 hours ago, Minibois said:

I mean, I feel like "Bosque" would be pronounced like "Bask", but with an 'O', while Bosch is pronounced more like "posh", but with a 'B'.

 

So you mean Bosh 

[MrFixitBlankFace]

Great!

Another language that will take months to learn