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HCL is the fastest growing language according to the GitHub Octoverse 2022

16 points| daemond | 3 years ago |octoverse.github.com | reply

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[+] mudrockbestgirl|3 years ago|reply
HCL isn't even a language. It's a tool to create languages. From the official docs:

> HCL is a toolkit for creating structured configuration languages that are both human- and machine-friendly, for use with command-line tools.

All the (Hashicorp) tools that use a HCL-based language actually have their own language with slightly different features and syntax, based on HCL.

I wanted to adopt HCL for my own project at some point, but then I realized it's not that easy because it isn't a language you can just use.

[+] hamandcheese|3 years ago|reply
What does the L in HCL stand for?
[+] daemond|3 years ago|reply
I think the fastest growing programming language deserves more attention, so I used one of the subheadings in the report.
[+] whateveracct|3 years ago|reply
Professional software development is a grotesque field