SMRTR ProgrammingAug 10, 2025Hacker News

An AI-first program synthesis framework built around a new programming language

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Erik Meijer introduces Universalis, an AI-first programming language prioritizing human readability and machine execution. It uses natural language structure with Excel-like formulas, making it accessible to non-programmers and AI systems. Universalis features built-in safety through pre- and post-conditions, supports conditionals, implicit collection processing, query comprehensions, and pattern matching. Its simplicity allows anyone familiar with basic Excel formulas to understand the code.

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