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dharmatech • today at 5:08 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

I've been messing around with a language that I summarize as:

ALOE = Scheme + Smalltalk + Types

https://github.com/dharmatech/2026-09-02-aloe-racket

Prototype is in Racket.


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mike_ivanov • today at 9:22 PM

Cool project, thank you for sharing. I've been thinking about something similar lately.

However. "Send, not apply" - sigh.. how shall I put it.. let's try this - eyes_rolling_so_hard_they_fall_out_of_sockets.png

attila-lendvai • today at 9:00 PM

you lost me at the receiver selector order.

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agumonkey • today at 5:13 PM

quite elegant, feels like a great balance idiomatic scheme and OO