albx (Mar 08 2025 at 09:28): albx (Mar 08 2025 at 09:28):Hi all!
Is there any relationship between the compiler's language, and the platforms language? That is, I've seen that they're both in Rust. But now that the compiler is being ported to Zig, will I be still able to develop a platform in Rust? Will it be as convenient?
Thanks!
Ryzh (Mar 08 2025 at 09:46):The platform language can be literally any language which can talk to "C API" (I'm not sure if that's the correct term). So you will be able to develop a platform in Rust.
Look here for the platforms examples, there are Python, Java, Ruby, JS
https://github.com/roc-lang/examples/tree/interop-from-roc/platforms
Brendan Hansknecht (Mar 08 2025 at 17:34):I would like to note that it is probably easiest to build a platform in rust or zig today.
Brendan Hansknecht (Mar 08 2025 at 17:35):But yeah, if you have enough patience/ask enough questions here, anything that speaks cffi can work
albx (Mar 08 2025 at 17:43):Oh I'm more than happy to use rust. I'm making a small contribution to basic-cli just to get acquainted
Anton (Mar 08 2025 at 19:17):I'm making a small contribution to basic-cli just to get acquainted
I will try to help out with the issue in your PR on monday @albx, today I wasted all day with github ssh key issues on a clean OS :smiling_face_with_tear:
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