# Jaithon 3

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Jaithon 3 and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for claimed speed and syntax that keeps Python's best parts. Critics note most of the implementation was AI-written and functions do not declare exceptions.

## Why people recommend it

- Claimed faster than C++ with JIT (2 comments): "Jaithon 3.1 is a huge step forward, it intros a JIT compiler which makes Jaithon as-fast or faster than c++" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49294672)) "not only fast, but it has the optimal syntax & features out of every programming language." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49265762))
- Syntax praised as optimal and Python-like (2 comments): "not only fast, but it has the optimal syntax & features out of every programming language." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49265762)) "This language keeps the best parts of Python while discarding the bad." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49315180))

## 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, "Jaithon 3", https://hackerapproved.com/p/jaithon-3/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).