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Re:Show HN: A new programming language inspired by Go, no LLVM by gautamcgoel on Sunday June 01, 2025 @08:53AM (#44150520)
Cool work! Just out of curiosity, what made you pick the name nature?
Re:Show HN: A new programming language inspired by Go, no LLVM by hualaka on Sunday June 01, 2025 @09:04AM (#44150582)
“Tao follows nature” (道法自然) is a phrase from classical Chinese philosophy, and it is the design philosophy behind the nature programming language. It can be understood as being natural and intuitive. I hope that nature can build upon Go's ‘less is more’ philosophy and achieve ‘Tao follows nature.’

Unfortunately, nature is not SEO-friendly, so the name has received a lot of criticism. Therefore, I am considering changing it to a name that starts with ”na”

Re:Show HN: A new programming language inspired by Go, no LLVM by gautamcgoel on Sunday June 01, 2025 @09:16AM (#44150649)
"Tao" might be more search-engine friendly than "nature".