# Tabloid programming language

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Tabloid programming language and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A playful programming language whose keywords read like tabloid headlines, recommended for its humor and witty keyword choices.

## Why people recommend it

- Tabloid-style keywords like TRUTH (2 comments): "Love `TOTALLY RIGHT` and `COMPLETELY WRONG` as boolean, but `TRUTH` and `FAKE NEWS` sounds better." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45863353)) "Love the energy and keyword selections" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45863156))
- Funny parody of clickbait (2 comments): "Write amazing programs with this one weird trick" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45863461)) "This is the perfect amount of stupid." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45862742))

## 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, "Tabloid programming language", https://hackerapproved.com/p/tabloid-programming-language/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).