Comment by swyx

Why NanoLang? NanoLang solves three problems:

LLM Code Generation - Unambiguous syntax reduces AI errors

Testing Discipline - Mandatory tests improve code quality

Simple & Fast - Minimal syntax, native performance

Design Philosophy:

Minimal syntax (18 keywords vs 32 in C)

One obvious way to do things

Tests are part of the language, not an afterthought

Transpile to C for maximum compatibility

ehh. i dont think the overhead of inventing a new language makes up for the lack of data around it. in fact if you're close enough to rust/c then llms are MORE likely to make up stuff from their training data and screw up your minimal language.

(pls argue against this, i want to be proven wrong)