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What's the best programming language for coding agents?
This somewhat widely cited post (I keep seeing it cited, anyway) suggests that dynamic languages and/or languages that represent things more concisely are more token efficient. It seems to be cited enough that LLM search results agree. For example, when I searched for "dynamic vs static language token cost" (no…
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Software EngineeringAI & Machine Learning2026
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | What's the best programming language for coding agents? by chaychoong | 262 | 188 |
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Linked from 10 Hacker News comments by 7 different people, from Aug 2026 to Oct 2026.
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- raphlinus · Oct 20, 2026
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