Rhubarb C89 libraries in Latin
Shares rank 8 of 9 c++ libraries by recommenders
Free C89 libraries with Latin keywords, recommended as a fun, deliberately odd project that shows a lot of work.
Free C89 libraries with Latin keywords, recommended as a fun, deliberately odd project that shows a lot of work.
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: 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: 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.
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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
Playful, unusual and fun concept
“refreshingly (positively) crazy thing in the age of AI slop”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Rhubarb – C89 Libraries in Latin” “I like this project, because it's fundamentally insane.”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Rhubarb – C89 Libraries in Latin” “Well, it's still AI slop but it's fun to make!”
Comment from 29 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Rhubarb – C89 Libraries in Latin”
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| Sp.h standard library for C | 11 | 27 | 29% | 1 | — | — |
| Rhubarb C89 libraries in LatinThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“He's the real deal - he programs in C89 with Latin keywords”
“Personally, 'Vordhosbn', 'Windowlicker', 'Rhubarb'... etc are all great tracks.”
“I like this project, because it's fundamentally insane.”
“Very impressive - there is a lot of work here!”
“Well, it's still AI slop but it's fun to make!”
“refreshingly (positively) crazy thing in the age of AI slop”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.