SMRTR ProgrammingFeb 9, 2026Hacker News

Relay Lang – Async first programming language

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Relay is a new programming language that brings async-by-default networking with Python-like syntax. It eliminates the need for await keywords while automatically resolving async values, includes built-in HTTP client/server capabilities, and features concurrency primitives like spawn, race, and timeout. Built with Rust and powered by Tokio runtime for robust performance.

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