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That's a good idea but the current flow is from top to bottom but this would change that, someone would be reading it from top to bottom then at the end read if case then go back to top to read else case. I don't want to do that.

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

Interesting thought... But how will that work? The statement would be executed only it comes from that line?

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

This is pure evil idea :)

I will implement this thing.

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

That's painful to think about

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

Is that true? I thought for all languages only "." is defacto decimal point in all languages. Never knew it changes with locale.

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

It looks like cat ran over the keyboard ( + _ + )

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

Good point, but repl is just fine in my opinion

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

Didn't knew that it existed, I will take a look at it!

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

A lot of people said this, why building this I had no idea of how these languages looked. Now that I know about them my project looks like a cheap imitation of them :(

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

That is something I might do... Seems pretty horrible

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

Someone on X suggested to make it logically reverse, so true would be false and visa versa.

We can go ahead and make + behave as - and similarly for other operators.

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

Sure I will take a look at it

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

Someone suggested MirrorLang, that's fitting as well.

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

I will try my best to resist the temptation ;)

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

Thanks for the explanation. I don't agree with your point that postfix is easier; maybe it's because most people are not used to thinking in postfix. It can be faster and easier for computers, but we build software for people, and it increases cognitive load on the users.

It might be fewer keystrokes, but I feel for most people, the difference in keystrokes doesn't justify the cognitive load it adds.

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

We all have been there

SirusCodeson Show HN: I created a language called AntiLang – breaking all the conventions

A lot of people at Reddit told me that it resembles SmallTalk, Factor, and Forth. Being someone who started coding in last decade I have only heard the names but never saw the syntax, but true it looks surprisingly similar. I can't really fathom that people actually built stuff in those language (probably better things that we build today)