Jonathan Blow on Designing Jai for Game Programmers

Gamelab Conference · Talk · 58 min · 2018 · YouTube title: #Gamelab2018 - Jon Blow's Design decisions on creating Jai a new language for game programmers

Why it's here

Recommended for a substantive look at language design priorities and a critique of why modern programming feels broken.

What it covers

Jonathan Blow talks at Gamelab 2018 about the design decisions behind Jai, the programming language he is building for game programmers. He covers low-friction development, quality of life and the effects of compile times.