Comment on Ask HN: Any objective research on which languages are best for AI agents?Comments−Leftium1moTheo video based on data from Tencent's Autocodebench: https://youtu.be/iV1EcfZSdCMConclusion: Elixir was the best (had the highest problem solve rate).Reasons (Theo's interpretation):- code collocation, where documentation is integrated directly within the source code- design philosophy of a language (readability, clear idioms, and strict expectation management)---Sources from video:- https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/AutoCodeBenchmark/tree/ma...- https://martinalderson.com/posts/which-programming-languages...- https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/19/nanolang/#atom-everyth...
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Theo video based on data from Tencent's Autocodebench: https://youtu.be/iV1EcfZSdCM
Conclusion: Elixir was the best (had the highest problem solve rate).
Reasons (Theo's interpretation):
- code collocation, where documentation is integrated directly within the source code
- design philosophy of a language (readability, clear idioms, and strict expectation management)
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Sources from video:
- https://github.com/Tencent-Hunyuan/AutoCodeBenchmark/tree/ma...
- https://martinalderson.com/posts/which-programming-languages...
- https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/19/nanolang/#atom-everyth...