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Hi. I want to be a software developer, I'm currently a college student (I'm from the UK, so I'm technically a senior in highschool I think?), I'm 17 if that makes it easier. Anyway, I got a C in Maths, I wanted to go to Sussex University to study Computer Science but they need a B in maths. I can apply to Brighton University, but the modules at Sussex University look a lot better.

I'm really interested in compiler development, and I wanted to take compilers at university but I don't think they do it at Brighton. Anyway, a few questions... is there are a chance I can still get into Sussex University if I show them my portfolio or something? I'd say I'm a somewhat competent programmer, and I contribute to a lot of open source projects.

My next question is that, do I even have to go to university to get a job in the field of software development? Or should I just apply for Brighton University? I kind of feel that school is boring, and I usually spend my time playing games or programming. Mostly the latter, is it weird that I find not programming an unproductive use of my time?

Title says it all, what are some interesting concepts, features, etc. in programming? From anything to popular languages like Haskell and C, to less popular or experimental/research languages, what are some interesting features? Examples of use, etc would be great too! :)

Hi. We're currently working on a programming language with a friend. This project is mostly for fun and so we can learn. We are looking for contributors to help make the language better, and also speed up the implementation. The language is still in it's early phases, which means that if you want to have a say, you can post an issue or join our IRC (all information is in the repository). We're still looking for people to help out, developers to program the compiler, people interested in compiler design who want to think of new features/syntax/etc, writers, graphic designers, ... Also if you aren't the strongest C programmer, or have no background in compiler development, it's no worry - there are smaller, easier issues you can try to implement, and I'm sure there are still bugs to squish! Here are some general features of the language (some are implemented, some are just future guidelines):

* Automatic Garbage Collection

* Pointers, with the ARC memory model (Rust and ObjectiveC both support a form of this)

* Statically Linked

* Functions treated as Second Class Objects

* Simple OOP System (similar to Rust)

* Near to no type system

* Statically Typed (except for some cases, where types are inferred, i.e for loops).

We don't take this project too seriously, so neither should you. We're not trying to replace C, we're just doing something we enjoy doing. Here's a link to the repository: https://github.com/jayfor-lang/jayfor. I'm still pretty new to the field of compilers, in fact I wrote my first scripting language 2 - 3 years ago and my first compiler around a year ago. So any veteran compiler people who have any questions, I can't guarantee a [good] answer. Thanks for reading!