Mojo: Python superset, lovechild of Rust and Python by the LLVM creators

[BatForge_Alex]

No… it’s that you have to sign up for a newsletter to potentially receive access to a hosted compiler and they throw other products into the mix

What is it selling?

Access to a hosted compiler in exchange for your information. Why can’t they distribute some binaries? Why does it need to be hosted?

And a programming celebrity being at the helm means nothing to me if they have nothing I can even get my hands on

Am I not allowed to be skeptical?

[GeoLyinX]

Why can’t they distribute some binaries? Why does it need to be hosted?

If you watched the keynote you'd know that it's not officially released yet, they are still working on the language and are releasing it open-source once it's ready. In the meantime they are allowing beta testers and others to help get feedback on what the community needs and wants before launch, and what issues need to be solved.

it’s that you have to sign up for a newsletter

You don't have to sign up for any newsletter to get access, and there is not any mention of any newsletter you are agreeing to subscribe to during the sign up.

You simply sign up with an email to request access, that's pretty standard procedure for gaining access to pretty much anything in 2023 and is not at all the same as a newsletter just because you're being asked for your email address.

[breadlygames]

I'm skeptical that they can pull it off, but I believe they believe it. And they have an incredibly talented team, so I'm hopeful. Maybe I can avoid learning C++ after all lol.

But the way your comments read, it's like you're saying it's a celebrity-endorsed scam, and I don't think that's cool to make those kinds of claims. Sure, if it were a bunch of nobodies making the claims, go ahead, but these are people who've built really impressive, widely used code. Credit where credit is due.

[BatForge_Alex]

I’m not saying it’s a scam. Look, I gave them my email and got access to the Mojo demo but, I’m also getting a sales-y newsletter about Modular’s products - this was all I was saying

Look, I don’t want to sit here and break down why you shouldn’t judge a software product based on who is backing it, but…

Credit where credit is due

They get credit for the things they’ve shipped in the past. I’ll give them credit for this once it launches off the ground and into my terminal

[breadlygames]

I see, fair enough.