[boost] Introducing the X++ Programming Language

Subject: [boost] Introducing the X++ Programming Language
From: Phil Bouchard (philippeb8_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-07-17 03:59:14

Hello Boost / Qt,

By taking advantage of the simplicity of the code of Javascript, the 
power of C++ and the deterministic C++ memory manager Root.Ptr, I 
decided to write my own programming language which takes advantage of 
all these powerful features.

On the downside Javascript suffers from a slow garbage collector that 
kicks in randomly which makes it impossible to write real-time engines 
and C++ just doesn't have any objective memory manager up to this day.

My initial attempt was to convert Javascript into C++ but then the 
principle of 'closures' and 'escape analysis' inlaid with Javascript 
just makes it impossible to get rid of the garbage collector. So if we 
sacrifice these principles away then we can integrate Root.Ptr and take 
advantage of the power of C++ and the true flexibility and run-time 
features of Javascript.

It has to be noted that X++ is an extension of C++ and therefore 
everything we can do in C++ can also be done in X++.

You can find the source code here:
https://github.com/philippeb8/root_ptr/tree/x++/xpp2cpp

And the benchmarks indicate X++ is 2.7 faster than Node.JS! Note that 
the language is still in a preliminary state but we can already compare it.

Furthermore, in theory, is should be possible to offer a service which 
compiles the executables for combinations of major architecture / OS 
only once, cache these executables on the webserver and executing them 
in a specialized container on the client's desktop.  Thus, in theory, we 
would be able to execute real-time engines from within our own browser!

So I am including Boost because one day X++ could be merged with the C++ 
programming language and I know Boost is well used in the vast gaming 
industry which requires real-time engines.

Regards,
-Phil
http://www.fornux.com
http://www.finitetheory.com
https://www.actatabula.com
https://github.com/philippeb8/root_ptr/tree/x++/xpp2cpp