awesome-v

That "impression" most likely comes from purposeful propaganda that originates from competitors of V (Vlang). It's a really twisted and foul story of how they tried to suppress the language. ZeQLplus, Papyrus Compiler, Lilly Editor[1][2] (author, Tauraamui, did a recent video interview), etc... Are among many examples of fun useful apps that people write in Vlang all of the time, with various ones being in existence for years. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvFHT0N9inw (Just Try Out New Languages - part of a longer interview) [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43462676 (TUI editor and Vim/Neovim alternative) [3]: https://github.com/vlang/awesome-v

> Is it because, as the leader of a language, he shouldn't be making "attacks" against other languages? Actually, yes. Not only from the angle of common decency or adhering to a code of conduct, but as a matter of professionalism and setting the example for followers. > as far as V being a fraud... That is a provably false claim from competitors, who should not be engaging in such activity. Paying supporters[1][2][3] (ylluminate, gompertz, etc...) of the V language have even gone on record at HN, to clearly state such competitor or evangelist claims are false, and that they are happy with the language. Not only can such competitor generated claims be seen as false, through direct V supporter refutation, but by the visible progress of the project as a whole. Over the years, the V language repo continually amasses thousands of stars and hun

V has good ideas on paper, but most of its claimed features are aspirational. Actually using it for any real world project is an exercise in frustration and confusion, since you're never sure if the weird behavior is intentional or a bug. The documentation is outdated, missing or wrong. The implementation is a mess, even in its pre-1.0 state. Most projects written in it[1] are either demos or abandonware. Much has been discussed about it, and every few years someone writes a "V Language Review" with the same findings. I gave it a try a few months ago and ran into many of the same issues. I'd stay away, and stick with Go, or Zig, Odin or Nim if you're interested in similar alternatives. [1]: https://github.com/vlang/awesome-v