Dolphin creator Eric Hartford unveils With, a systems language for AI infrastructure
QuixiAI · x · 2026-09-15
Eric Hartford, creator of the open source Dolphin and Samantha models and a 25-year software engineer, has released With, a new systems programming language (open sourced on GitHub).
Key points:
- Compiles to native machine code, targeting performance-sensitive software: games, AI infrastructure, embedded systems, and web services
- The goal is not just speed but making native programming feel less hostile, with a Python-like syntax
- Examples include a complete log-scanning program and an HTTP handler using let ... else to unwrap Option types without nested matches
- Also shows scoped mutation via with Config.default() as mut
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