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Ask HN: What do you think of Noul, a new decision primitive

Ask HN proposing Noul, the probability-of-true answer type, as a general software primitive beyond Jev.

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This summary is based on how curated lists describe the project; its README was not available to review.

Overview

An Ask HN post proposing that Noul, the answer type that returns the probability a statement is true, be treated as a general software primitive rather than something specific to Jev.

It invites discussion on how such a primitive would fit into programming languages and libraries.

What the decision model decides

TypeQuestionAnswers
Yes / noIs this statement true? (the primitive under discussion)(inferred)true · false

How it works

  1. Propose Noul as a general primitive
  2. Describe it as a probability-of-true type
  3. Gather community feedback

Strengths

  • Frames decision outputs as language-level types

Caveats

  • Discussion only

At a glance

Type
Discussion
Status
discussion
Has code
no
Has tests
no

Use cases and integrations

How curated lists describe it

  • Hacker News: a proposal to treat `Noul` - the probability-of-true answer type - as a general software primitive rather than a Jev-specific one.

    yibie/awesome-jev

Frequently asked questions

What is Noul?

An answer type giving the probability that a statement is true.

What is proposed?

Using it as a general programming primitive, not only in Jev.

Where is it?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49760225

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