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Looks really cool. I hope they wrap their language with a variant of python or typecript or something, as I think a lot of the former programmers would embrace this type of deployment model.

I'm just not sure they'd want to learn haskell style syntax.

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Hi, one of the Unison creators here. We've talked about adding pluggable syntax[1]. It's in principle straightforward (the code is already stored in a database as its abstract syntax tree, not text) and I imagine a future version of Unison could let you pick from a variety of syntaxes. But we haven't gotten to it yet.

[1] https://github.com/unisonweb/unison/issues/499

... that said, the language semantics and libraries are still going to be different, so even if we have a python-ish or typescript-y syntax, there'll still be new things to learn. :)

I think you guys are a self-selected bunch of very smart people, also unafraid to break ground and try something new - so you may underestimate how much a familiar syntax means to us plebs.

For instance, Erlang always intrigued me, but Elixir (familiar syntax but with Erlang semantics for those who don't know) was what made me really consider the Erlang ecosystem.

Thanks for this feedback. We will get there!

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