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		pxeger1 on Sept 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Adding algebraic data types to Nickel How could you name a language after an element and then not use its chemical symbol as the file extension?? (Yes I know NCL means "Nickel configuration language" and can be pronounced like Nickel, but come on)

Xophmeister on Sept 7, 2024 | [–]

There’s an issue for this :)

https://github.com/tweag/nickel/issues/357

infogulch on Sept 9, 2024 | | [–]

You're right, "k" is a slop tier letter.

jinwoo68 on Sept 7, 2024 | [–]

Seems to be in the same tradition as GNU being "GNU is Not Unix".

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