Show HN: Babo – A scripting natural language that works as intended
The Babo Language, conceived in 1997, aimed to create a programming language that anyone could use by simply describing their intent in plain language. After years of failed attempts and technological limitations, the team reunited in 2026 to witness the realization of their vision through a tool called Claude Code. This breakthrough allowed for the generation of runnable code from natural language descriptions, fulfilling the original promise of Babo.
- ▪The Babo Language was designed to be so simple that even a fool could use it.
- ▪The team faced numerous challenges in implementing the language due to the lack of technology for semantic understanding.
- ▪In 2026, a tool called Claude Code enabled the generation of runnable code from plain language descriptions, realizing the original vision.
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Babo Language (바보 언어) A universal programming language so simple, even a fool can use it. Describe what you want in plain language. It becomes real. The 29-Year Promise 1997, Fall Semester. Formal Language Theory, Room 401. Final project. The assignment: design and implement a new programming language. Four students huddled around a table in the library, throwing ideas at the whiteboard. Someone suggested a LISP dialect. Too safe. A stack-based concatenative language? Too obscure. Then Quho, the youngest of the group, slammed his notebook on the table. "I don't want to make a language for programmers. I want to make a language for my grandmother. A language so simple even a 바보 — a fool — could use it. You just... describe what you want, and the computer figures it out." Silence.
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