On Hacker News
- Points
- 207
- Comments
- 68
- Submitted by
- floitsch
- Posted
- Nov 1, 2026
- Site
- toit.io
Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on toit.io.
Trending history
Toit v2.0.0 was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 3, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 49 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #6 of 30, reached on Nov 3, 16:22 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 3, 20:22 UTC.
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From the discussion
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The wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toit is short but still gives a lot of context.
I rather like WebAssembly for this use-case. You don't necessarily need a new language, you need a Wasm runtime targeted at embedded devices, like WAMR [1], which even has a AOT compiled mode. [1]: https://github.com/wasm-micro-runtime/wasm-micro-runtime
Here's a beginner tutorial for the language: https://docs.toit.io/language/toitversus Nice syntax. It looks like how we'd design programming if C had never existed. add a/int b/int -> int: return a + b main: print (add 2 3) // Prints 5.
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Questions
Is Toit v2.0.0 trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 3, 20:22 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Toit v2.0.0 reached?
#6 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 3, 16:22 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Toit v2.0.0 been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 3, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (49 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
207 points and 68 comments; submitted by floitsch on Nov 1, 2026.