Exactly my thought. Looks like a poor man's swift (poor because many features from Swift are still only in planning).
The one difference is that jakt is transpiled to C++ (IMHO it's a disadvantage, but could be useful).
The one difference is that jakt is transpiled to C++ (IMHO it's a disadvantage, but could be useful).
Having experienced compiler engineers from the start is important for how well designed the language is syntactically and how strong its foundation is which helps with correctness and development velocity. Swift is always going to be the primary choice for Mac/iOS Apps but it sees relatively little usage elsewhere, either way it's going to be interesting to track Jakt's progress given how well designed it is and how fast they've been able to develop it.