Ask HN: How could I monetize a programming language?

20 points

14 years ago

I'm in my third year working on a programming language. Probably this coming summer or fall I will inshallah be a graduate student, but so far I've only gotten something like two papers' worth of research ideas out of this language. Furthermore, I damn well want to get paid for work I do.

Language: http://code.google.com/p/decac (It's been on HN and LtU before)

Me: semi-poor graduate-student-to-hopefully-be. I've just been turned down for a job at an awesome start-up because I wasn't completely sure I didn't want to "do academia". This has become a pattern, I'm fed up with having to at least fake total commitment to NOT seeking a PhD before even having the option to work, and besides I'd like to make a go of what I love best.

TypeSafe is doing it. How can I do it?

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