No Effort Required, Done
A language for LLMs, not humans.
fn add a b
ret a plus b
fn calc a b op
if op eq zero ret ok a plus b
if op eq one ret ok a minus b
ret err "unknown"Why
40% of code is LLM-written. That number is growing. Traditional languages optimize for human authors. NERD optimizes for machines.
Human-unfriendly
Machines write it. Humans don't edit it.
Observable
Humans audit. Machines edit.
Native
Compiles to LLVM IR. No runtime.
Token Efficiency
| Language | Tokens | Savings |
|---|---|---|
| NERD | 32 | - |
| JavaScript | 70 | 54% |
| TypeScript | 96 | 67% |
| Java | 273 | 80% |
4 math functions (add, sub, mul, div)
The irony: you'd think cryptic symbols would save tokens. They don't. LLMs tokenize English words efficiently. Plain words win. That's dense.
Quick Start
# Install (macOS Apple Silicon)
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Nerd-Lang/nerd-lang-core/main/bin/nerd-darwin-arm64 -o nerd
chmod +x nerd
# Write a program
echo 'fn add a b
ret a plus b
fn mul a b
ret a times b' > math.nerd
# Run it
./nerd run math.nerd
# Output:
# add = 8
# mul = 15