Purrtran
Shares rank 105 of 163 programming languages by recommenders
Cat-themed programming language that people find fun and creative, though one critic thinks it hinders productivity more than it helps.
Cat-themed programming language that people find fun and creative, though one critic thinks it hinders productivity more than it helps.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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 and creative take on programming
“Interesting and creative project.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Purrtran – ᓚᘏᗢ – A Programming Language for Cat People” “great way to make programming fun”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Purrtran – ᓚᘏᗢ – A Programming Language for Cat People” Entertaining standout Hacker News submission
“genuinely one of the best submissions i’ve seen in a long time.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Purrtran – ᓚᘏᗢ – A Programming Language for Cat People” “I'm cackling like a madman, thank you for this op.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Purrtran – ᓚᘏᗢ – A Programming Language for Cat People”
Other programming languages people recommend
The four most recommended other programming languages, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 163 programming languages, rankedWhat people said
7 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“genuinely one of the best submissions i’ve seen in a long time.”
“Seems more of a productivity killer rather than an aid”
“great way to make programming fun”
“Interesting and creative project.”
“Finally, a good programming language”
“The ASCII art cats are great.”
“I'm cackling like a madman, thank you for this op.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.