2021-11-08: Fuzion November Update

Hi,

I have just come back from short holidays, so this month's Fuzion update is a little late. The main news since last month are

• IDE integration:
  • work on a Fuzion language server based on the VS Code extension has started thanks to Michael Lill's efforts (currently does not work on Windows yet, will be fixed soon).
  • VS Code extension is published on open-vsx.org and marketplace.visualstudio.com.
• Fuzion language
  • better type inference avoids the need for explicit type parameters in most cases
• Front End / Middle End
  • First, very simple Data Flow Analysis based on Fuzion module IR to perform a very limited check that variables are initialized before being used.
  • Major restructuring to remove dependencies from MIR/AIR/FUIR on AST and to eventually support a binary module format.
• fuzion-lang.dev
  • created a playground based on openvscode-server and vscode extension for Fuzion. The playground requires a login. Feedback is very welcome.
  • added more idioms including a first Fuzion quine (#182).
• General / Infrastructure
  • Fuzion sources now require OpenJDK 17./
  • Tokiwa Software now has a presence on github. Eventually, the Fuzion repository will be moved there as well.

Cheers,

--Fridtjof.