Introduction to Programming in ATS
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#17Peak rank
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- ibobev
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- Nov 3, 2026
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- ats-lang.sourceforge.net
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Introduction to Programming in ATS was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 3, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 56 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #17 of 30, reached on Nov 4, 03:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 4, 09:37 UTC. The same link also trended on Lobsters, which raises its cross-platform score.
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| Hacker News · Front page | #17 | 2 | 56 | |
| LLobsters · Hottest Introduction to Programming in ATS | same link | |||
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ATS used to be discussed quite a lot on HN https://hn.algolia.com/?query=The%20ATS%20Programming%20Lang... MLton and Felix would be two other ML inspired languages that whole program optimizes to generate fast code. http://www.mlton.org/ https://felix.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Fun talk on this language here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt0OQb1DBko ("A (Not So Gentle) Introduction To Systems Programming In ATS" by Aditya Siram)
Looks interesting. Actively developed : https://github.com/githwxi/ATS-Postiats edit: You are right, I did not know there was a third version. If only this thing had release notes. I have no idea the current state of the language is. Hongwei, if you're listening! If this language is going to be a thing it needs…
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Is Introduction to Programming in ATS trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 4, 09:37 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Introduction to Programming in ATS reached?
#17 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 4, 03:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Introduction to Programming in ATS been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 3, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (56 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
70 points and 9 comments; submitted by ibobev on Nov 3, 2026.