ROX programming language
Shares rank 133 of 163 programming languages by recommenders
A free, minimal programming language with explicit errors and no hidden magic, praised for its tidy design. Critics find it an early start and question its duplicate num and num32 types.
A free, minimal programming language with explicit errors and no hidden magic, praised for its tidy design. Critics find it an early start and question its duplicate num and num32 types.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: 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
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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Duplicate num and num32 types
“I think having num and num32 is a mistake (IMHO)”
Comment from 15 Feb 2026 in “I'm building a clarity-first language (compiles to C++)” No user-defined types, not on GitHub
“Looks like a decent start. No UDTs? Not on GitHub? AI generated?”
Comment from 14 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: ROX – a minimal language with explicit errors and no magic”
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See all 163 programming languages, rankedWhat people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“they were a great export of RiscOS features to Linux”
“I think having num and num32 is a mistake (IMHO)”
“Writing business logic and everything being explicit are polar opposite.”
“Promising! I like the tidy design.”
“Looks like a decent start. No UDTs? Not on GitHub? AI generated?”
“But the best reviews go to Li and Rox”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.