# G#

8 Hacker News commenters recommended G# and 15 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a newer .NET language with modern ergonomics and readable syntax. Critics say it adds little beyond Go and C#.

## Why people recommend it

- Terse, readable, streamlined syntax (2 comments): "This is reboot keeping the newer ergonomics and streamlining the syntax." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48929981)) "this is terse and very readable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48929799))

## What people warn about

- Little that's new or distinct (3 comments): "the language itself doesn't seem very interesting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48878758)) "I'll read another article on Hacker News about a new programming language where I see nothing new" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48929857)) "Not really anything here which distinguishes it from c#?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48879185))
- Copies Go syntax, misses Go's strengths (4 comments): "G# seems to copy go syntax but didn’t copy the things that go makes it easier to understand any go code." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48880255)) "it completely misses Go's ergonomics of compilation to portable static-linked binaries" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48880874)) "G# seems like it has the _worst_ of both worlds, not the best." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48930324))
- Awkward jargon and terminology (3 comments): "a predilection for these awkward compound adjective words" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48887671)) "This is not a term of the trade." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48884619)) "Means "for 1 to 4". Kill me now." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48933297))
- Code and design quality concerns (2 comments): "this is a huge bungle you can make in language design, that will affect compiler performance down the line significantly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48880439)) "Looking at the code and the commit log, this is a large pile of slop" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48931721))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Rust](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rust.md): 2039 recommend
- [Go](https://hackerapproved.com/p/go-programming-language.md): 1254 recommend
- [Python](https://hackerapproved.com/p/python.md): 1067 recommend
- [Zig](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zig.md): 743 recommend
- [TypeScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/typescript.md): 574 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "G#", https://hackerapproved.com/p/g-sharp/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).