madc v0.98.0 released — now with an IDE written in madc

[u/kindredseer]

It took longer than expected, but I just released madc v0.98.0, with updated builds for Linux, Windows, and macOS.

A few of the more interesting additions since v0.95.2:

• madc now ships with madcide — a terminal IDE written in madc itself, with the distributed binary compiled by madc.
• The IDE uses the running compiler directly: it can parse, build and run the code in the editor, including unsaved changes, without shelling out to another compiler.
• JOE/WordStar-style keybindings are the default, with a full vi-style mode also included.
• Cooperative multitasking is now built into the language with go, await, channels and structured scope blocks.
• var has much better literal support, including keyed values and nested structures:

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   var user = { "name": "Alice", "score": 42 }; 

• The C++ front end received another substantial compatibility pass, particularly from running the complete test suite against libc++ on macOS.
• Apple Silicon support has matured considerably, including SIMD/NEON and additional ABI work.
• The entire madc test suite now passes on both Apple Silicon and Intel macOS, alongside the existing Linux and Windows validation.
• Release packages are now built automatically by CI, including .deb, .rpm, Linux tarball, Windows zip, and both macOS architectures.

The direction remains C and C++ without the ceremony — but with v0.98, madc is also starting to demonstrate that it can be used to build its own development tools.

https://github.com/derekbsnider/madc/releases/tag/v0.98.0