ChucK
Shares rank 149 of 163 programming languages by recommenders
People recommend ChucK, a free music programming language, for its fun and well-designed system and say long-time users still value it. One mixed reviewer stopped using it after a while.
People recommend ChucK, a free music programming language, for its fun and well-designed system and say long-time users still value it. One mixed reviewer stopped using it after a while.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun, well-designed system
“I had a lot of fun with ChucK back in the day, really nice system.”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Sonic Pi v5 Released” Long-time loyal users
“I have been using ChucK for a long time.”
Comment from 22 Dec 2025 in “Programming languages used for music” Fond memories from past use
“I had a lot of fun with ChucK back in the day, really nice system.”
Comment from 11 Aug 2026 in “Sonic Pi v5 Released” “Always had a soft spot but never found myself using it again.”
Comment from 22 Dec 2025 in “Programming languages used for music”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Stopped using it again
“Always had a soft spot but never found myself using it again.”
Comment from 22 Dec 2025 in “Programming languages used for music”
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See all 163 programming languages, rankedWhat people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I had a lot of fun with ChucK back in the day, really nice system.”
“Always had a soft spot but never found myself using it again.”
“I have been using ChucK for a long time.”
“The free tier is plenty if you just want to use it to clean up the inbox.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.