[DOCS] Add "Language Influences" page #11198
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| Now, the main similarity to JavaScript is that functions are defined using the keyword | ||
| ``function``. Solidity also supports import syntax and semantics that | ||
| are similar to those available in JavaScript. Besides those points, Solidity looks like | ||
| most other curly-bracket languages and has no major JavaScript influence anymore. |
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This sentence comes as we are desperately trying to avoid any association with javascript :)
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But I think we still have to close the narrative somehow since we start the section with "it used to be influenced" etc.
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| Python's decorators with a much more restricted functionality. Furthermore, multiple inheritance | ||
| and the ``super`` keyword are taken from Python as well as the general value semantics of value | ||
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We could add that several Yul optimizer steps have been inspired by llvm's optimization steps. Not exactly about language though. Many of them are generic, and can't really be attributed to llvm. So I'm not sure about this any more.
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This could rather fit into the optimizer section, I would say.
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| and the ``super`` keyword are taken from Python as well as the general value semantics of value | ||
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| Last but not least, ``payable`` was inspired by an, we believe, `unnamed language <https://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/234939/234939.pdf>`_ |
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| Last but not least, ``payable`` was inspired by an, we believe, `unnamed language <https://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/234939/234939.pdf>`_ | |
| Last but not least, ``payable`` was inspired by, we believe, `unnamed language <https://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/234939/234939.pdf>`_ |
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| and the ``super`` keyword are taken from Python as well as the general value semantics of value | ||
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| Last but not least, ``payable`` was inspired by an, we believe, `unnamed language <https://publications.lib.chalmers.se/records/fulltext/234939/234939.pdf>`_ |
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I just took what was there in the PR and Chris had listed it. :)
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Ok so @chriseth wdyt? Keep it or delete it?
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| Another influence to Solidity was Python. Solidity's modifiers were added trying to model | ||
| Python's decorators with a much more restricted functionality. Furthermore, multiple inheritance | ||
| and the ``super`` keyword are taken from Python as well as the general value semantics of value |
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super is also present in Javascript.
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What should I do with this information? Where was it first?
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Maybe another influence is doxygen and javadoc (?) on NatSpec. |
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This section should also be linked from the intro page. |
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Initial draft for the "language influences" page for the Docs. closes #11130