- Author
- Posted by birdculture, with replies from many commenters
- Published
- 30 November 2025
- Kind
- Hacker News discussion thread of about 58 comments
- Original
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46097671
- Subject
- Compilers and interpreters
- Themes
- Small means
What it is
birdculture posted the link to the jam site on Hacker News. Commenters then reacted in a thread with 132 points. The jam page itself was not fetched for this record.
What it says
- Commenter amarant says the jam needs a wide range of skills. Replies say it can be kept small.
- Razengan wishes for a language made only for gameplay logic. Reactordev answers that games are too diverse.
- BSTRhino says three years went into Easel, a language built for game logic.
- Commenters list game-specific languages, such as PuzzleScript, ZZT-OOP and SCUMM.
- Munificent says a dynamically typed language and a text adventure would suit a week.
- One commenter points beginners to Jack Crenshaw's Let's Build a Compiler series.
What evidence it gives
The thread offers opinions and personal anecdotes. Some comments link to existing tools and books. One commenter describes their own project in detail. No data or tests are given.
Interests and limits
Commenters are self-selected and their claims are unchecked. BSTRhino is promoting Easel, a project they built. The thread says little about how the jam works. No results are reported. The linked jam page was not read.