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Xent.fx devblog 2

Jonyk56 — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:28:57 +0000

well, I overshot my goals... .

Hey folks! Been a lil' bit but I have news!
Xent has entered the gamma stage of development and we are seeing a release for 0.2 alpha sometime in november...

for now, enjoy some fancy import export code

$DEF
@use[xcore]
&using[xcore] mks [io/in;;io/out] 
$MSP
cspace _[]{
   set _PlaceA as "work trying to make xent.fx a great language!" {ANY} %%type defs and variables :D
   %% type defs are: space (namespace), table (array/dictionary), cls (not usable yet), int, bool, double, ANY, str, chr, b8,ub8,b16,ub16,b32,ub32,b64,ub64
   in#put("heya folks! I am at ${get _PlaceA &&}") %% the &&} has a use I will explain in the future but for now just know it makes get work inside of the text!

}

Now let's explain this code...

line 1. $DEF
the $DEF tells xent that you are about to import a whole lotta things

line 2. @use[xcore]
xcore is the library of gods, if you wish to use anything that xent provides without an external source, xcore is the way to obtain that resource

line 3. &using[xcore] mks [io/in;;io/out]
io/in and io/out are swapped! compared to most languages, in is the way you get inputs from console, but in xent this is swapped and for good reason I will explain in alpha tests. The same situation is for out, out is the input from console.

line 4. $MSP
~~(c) microsoft project~~ this literally is where the code truly starts, anything below this can be used and called ANYWHERE, while anything inside of a space can only be called when 'included'

line 5. cspace _[]{

cspace

the main code, this name may be changed but know it stands for the "direct call space"

_

"RUN ME FIRST"

[]

if you want to get a system variable, place it in these brackets (non exist yet)

{

if you know javascript you know what this is.

line 6 needs no explanation.
line 7 needs no explanation.

anyways now that you've seen the newest xent example, lets talk about a few specifics
xent will be a micro c++.
how xent will work is it will be compiled into c++ code and the compiled further into a proper executable.
The reason for this is to make xent actually have a purpose as an intended to be easier language that works just like c++ and will allow you to see the c++ code that came out of the xent code.

Seems like a buncha crap don't it?
Yea it does but you gotta put some faith, Xent is like CoffeeScript. Xent will be like Typescript. Xent is coming.

Xent.fx Devblog 1

Jonyk56 — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:53:05 +0000

'ello everyone!

I know not a lot of people follow my dev.to or even are interested in Xent/Xent.fx at the moment, so I decided im going to make a devblog to keep people up to date on progress.

as of now, Xent.fx has its main code about 2%ish done.

With Xent.fx being back on my schedule, I'd like to give some code examples of Xent.fx so... here you go!

$DEFINES
@use[core] %%Core is a typespace and cannot be used directly.
%%&sudo[core](in) "in" %%You would uncomment this and use it if you wanted console inputs or a general input stream
&sudo[core](out) "out" %% provides you with basically the javascript console
$MAINSPACE
cspace _[]{
  in#log(`hello world`);
}

strange...

Jonyk56 — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:35:11 +0000

anyways, yea this time im in it for good :)

Xent.fx 0.2 - September 22nd, 2022
Xent4Zig (not actually xent on the zig language that's too difficult but something else...) - 1st Quarter 2023.
A game.... 3rd Quarter 2023 (First Down is the hint)

Year 2 of the Art of Destroying a USB

Jonyk56 — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 23:53:33 +0000

Whaddup folks! It's that time of year again where I do the very very very terrible decision of going to a shooting range and explosives field to destroy USBS and man this year was fun, I got to mess with A C I D and a few toxic folks from tiktok (No you won't get my tiktok, ever) to give suggestions on how to destroy, mangle, melt and vaporize my USBS this year... those were some terrible choices, glad I brought earplugs haha.

So first off, I decided I'd use music to my advantage and I got a very special type of chemical in my posession that quite literally acts like an acid when you sing or play a Bb next to it.

For the rest of my USBS, I decided I'd go ahead and use a sniper rifle on half, and explode the rest using low grade C4 (learned my lesson from last year using high grade!) and man was that fun!

I can't say too much about the rest but I will probably post an image or two to twitter later!

Jonyk5 OUT!

(Ma Twitta)

so tides change

Jonyk56 — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:01:40 +0000

xent aint the king of my day.

yes this is a riddle, go and have a fiddle.

So yea, xent, xent future, are both worthless.

Jonyk56 — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:50:33 +0000

if you have been watching my github page, you know I've been inactive for quite a long time, during that period, team donut was disbanded and xent was no more. but well, who said I was done coding???? nah, we doing this again folks. BUT, this time the code will be better, this time the language will work properly, this time xent won't be such a nightmare to use.

That's right, xent is getting an upgrade, and a new name.
xent.fx, github wouldn't let me name it that for some weird reason, But moving on!

xent.fx has some drastic changes:

the entire language is being reworked, it will no longer be so strange in terms of syntax.
plugins will actually be useful.
macros will be useful aswell.
variables will be added.
arrays will be PLANNED.
conditions and expressions will be added.
It's now going to be coded in c++
Literally everything else is being removed that was previously in xent.

now, onto some information about xent.fx that isn't ( not ) related to the changes mentioned above:

I have an example of what the code would look like once the first official release is completed.

@use[core] %% import core module

cspace _[] { %% declare main code-space, or where the code will run
  core#log["like my example?"] %% it's just console.log in javascript...
}

er yea... that's all i can show for right now, Absolutely none of the code has been written yet. BUT i do need some help, since team donut is no longer around, i do not have a team that could help me. if anyone would like to help with the project, please dm me on discord ( Jonyk56#1929 ).

Moving on, have a nice rest of your week, and lets look forward to summer!

optimization with cluster

Jonyk56 — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:33:58 +0000

hallo, today i though why not i actually show off something that's pretty nice that's been in nodejs, cluster. Now, yes cluster has been around for a very long time ( been around since node 0.10.48 to be exact ), and it has been one of the most useful modules for me imo. but, what exactly does it do, and why is it useful you might say?

well, there's many reasons.
one could be to optimize a multi-thread CPU and run with more speed.
another could be you want to keep your database controller apart from the main process to speed things up.

no matter what it is, cluster is a wonderful choice.

My most recent project, quick-scripts ( You will learn more about this next month ), uses 3 threads total. it's as simple as this:

import express from "express";
import cluster from "cluster";

if (cluster.isMaster) {
  const expressServer= cluster.fork() //express server (id 1)
  const dbc= cluster.fork() //database manager (id 2)
}

now, it may not look like much, but this is splitting up resources and optimizing speed.
now, each worker ( this is what you call the child of a parent process ), listens to the master ( the master is the parent of the cluster ), it's extremely simple to communicate between the two. all it takes is

expressServer.send("deny all r")

and on the worker's end,

process.on('message', message => {
    //...
})

and bam! you have a working communication between the two.

another thing cluster is useful for, is just clearing out a bit of clutter that normal processes make. it's simplistic, and denies the fame of childprocess, which imo is absolutely horrific to use.

now, lets go get cluster some rep it deserves for doing what it does.

new year, new project

Jonyk56 — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:34:31 +0000

eh, it's new year, what's new other than the year???? Well, a very massive project.... Code Fortify.

What Code Fortify is, is basically a project management software that will outclass tools such as gitkracken and trello but also have things such as a built-in code editor.

The total list of features I've planned has already racked up to over 50, so if you have your suggestions, leave em below.

12 days of suspense

Jonyk56 — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 19:07:55 +0000

so, suspense...... how?
well, a lot is happening in every developer's book these next few days, so this is basically a rant on my end, Also xent is being retired temporarily so I can work on some bigger projects, No monthly updates on xent until at least June.

So, what's happening in my book?

Ender Bot has returned, with a new focus: everything security-related.
I'm getting a new pc... it's hard to set up a new pc.
Everyone gets a present this year!
eh, to be fair I just wanted to post something this month since I almost forgot, sorry for taking your time, everything here was a literal joke except ender bot and the new pc... cya next year

on the horizon

Jonyk56 — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:48:07 +0000

There are many things just on the horizon within reach these days, a sars-nCov-2 vaccine, life being able to return to normal, new languages, new youtube videos, the whole shebang... so what's on the horizon that i'm talking about? It's a new OS @17lwinn ( and now me ) is working on... We have some major plans for it, including Xent being involved ( my own personal plans for it ) for things such as events, and even more stuff!

I'll be giving updates throughout the month and into next year on this project and others coming along with it!

Break the code

Jonyk56 — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 01:37:28 +0000

Eh, nothing to say too much this month....

Oh wait, there is!

A new hackathon has just begun!!!

BreakTheCode, sponsored by .tech domains, is a brand new Hackathon that intends to bring new challenges to our average programmer selves. The competition ends on December 2nd, So i'd suggest you join asap!

Where I've been...

Jonyk56 — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 14:02:22 +0000

You might've not seen a lot of me recently. I've been quite inactive on twitter, discord, here on dev, and on some other places.... well, I've got quite the explanation. I've been learning a new programming language, and because I am learning it, I have a massive project. The language in question is known as "zig". it is written in c++, and is a minimalistic and fast programming language. So, what have I been working on? A web server framework. Yep, you heard me. A web server framework. I see zig as a chance to grow and be better known here in the programming world. So, If you'll excuse me, I have some learning to do ;).

also, possibly coming soon is a blog site for me, I haven't decided if I actually want to add it yet or not.