The author knows the orientation of his language better than anyone else.

> Odin was a major influence on Jai.

This is a popular joke because of the release timeline. The reality is the inverse, and Ginger Bill has acknowledged the influence of Jai.

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wtetzner 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The author knows the orientation of his language better than anyone else.

The author knows the intention of the language better than anyone else, but that doesn't mean it isn't especially game dev oriented.

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dismalaf 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Is C++ a game oriented language because most game engines and games are written in it?

	▲	andai 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah oriented might be the wrong word here. "Surprisngly well suited for the job" is more like it. It was very ergonomic. In fact, I ended up translating my Odin game to several other languages and the experience was quite painful. (That's one way to measure the quality of a language! How much it hurts to port code out of it.)

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andai 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I clearly remember Jonathan Blow talking about how Jai's syntax was influenced by his conversations with Bill. But it was 10+ years ago, so I might have gotten it mixed up.

I think the influence ended up going both ways eventually though.

	▲	jibal 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, you have it mixed up ... Jai development started 2 years before Odin. And the claim was > Odin was a major influence on Jai which simply isn't true. Just google it, e.g., https://handmade.network/forums/t/1338-the_odin_programming_... https://www.reddit.com/r/Jai/comments/1j2idvz/is_odin_kind_o... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46317815