Ideas about a new programming language for games.

What this video covers

Jonathan Blow's first talk on designing a new programming language for games, which became Jai. He explains the problems with C++ and why Go, Rust and D do not fit game development.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

HN programmers recommend it, and the Jai series that followed, for the game-industry view on replacing C++ and for watching a language being invented.

Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“watching the videos has massively changed the way I think about programming.”

“have totally revolutionized how I code”

“I also found watching his process for inventing the language extremely instructive, just as a programmer.”