Whenever someone links to a new programming language, I would like the page to have a few snippets of code in that language, just so I can get a quick overview.
> I would like the page to have a few snippets of code in that language, just so I can get a quick overview.
The linked page on github https://thrax.elijahpotter.dev/ has some snippets that you can click on. The first one called tour.th has a very brief overview of the language.
I'm more interested in why someone created a new programming language.
That tells me way more than snippets ever will.
> I'm more interested in why someone created a new programming language.
The why in this case is "a little toy language ... to learn .. how dynamically-typed interpreted languages worked"
> I'm more interested in why someone created a new programming language.
> That tells me way more than snippets ever will.
Fortunately, it is easy for a landing page to include both.