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Well I also think the docs need a rewrite, but that's because my time is going elsewhere.

In truth, I'm probably not "qualified" to write a programming language, but I'm doingg so anyway. I use LLMs (20 - 40/month plans) to implement, so do use 100% of my effort for this on design, model, and goals. JS is most familiar to me and lets me work instantly.

I know precisely what I want this to be, but I'm also open to its uses blossoming unexpectedly. I'm building because I want this thing to exist, and bc it also v fun. If it offended your sensibilities or you're look for a trad built, ultra-optimized C++-like compiler/chain on day one, you do miss the point a bit, and it prolly ain't for you, bud. lol

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My comment came off sharper than intended, for which I apologize.

That said, two things: I use LLMs for coding a lot, and I'm not turning my nose at the use of LLMs here, though I do think the user-facing pages/documentation could use more direct, human-written language.

The other is I do think this is probably something I'd be interested in. I "maintain" a few modified compiler stacks for worth, using Nim to:

- generate libc-less, pure syscall binaries with minimal ELF/PE headers

- generate Cosmopolitan-libc binaries for all platforms

- cross-compile via Zig/LLVM for those platforms

It seems like there is some cool work here, I just think it could be expressed a bit more cleanly and directly on the front-page/docs.

All good man, no sweat at all! Tho I do appreciate you saying that.

That Nim setup actually sounds incredibly cool. Cosmopolitan libc is legendary -- what a proejct!, and doing pure syscall libc-less binaries with Nim is exactly the kind of stuffI love -- cool. It's a fun space to build in.

We kind of on same page about docs, I will give them a proper redux - but honestly, writing about my work has is never something I've really developed much. You don't have any "great examples" of great docs/landing page writing from relevant projects you could point me to look at, do you? I think I could benefit from reading some clarity there, tbh.

And if you do end up poking around the freelang internals at some point, lmk what you think!

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