Show HN: NURL – A programming language designed for language models

Category: other

Tags: programming-language, llm, compiler, llvm, token-optimization, self-hosting, wasm

Score: 7.8/10 (Innovation: 8, Technical: 9, Documentation: 9, Utility: 5)

NURL is a programming language designed for maximum token efficiency and deterministic compilation, targeting language models as the primary users. It uses prefix notation, an LLVM-based compiler, and achieves extremely low token counts per construct, with a self-hosting compiler and cross-compilation to many platforms. The project is innovative for rethinking language design from the perspective of LLM token consumption and grammar regularity.

Target audience: ai researchers, compiler engineers, language model developers

Repository: https://nurl-lang.org/ · Nu · Apache-2.0

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