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Esoteric Programming Languages

Users discuss and share links to esoteric programming languages such as Brainfuck, INTERCAL, Piet, Befunge, and Malbolge, often joking about their minimalism, difficulty, or similarity to a featured language.

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Sample Comments

joelfolksy • Aug 5, 2019 • View on HN

brainfuck or another esoteric language.

vidarh • Jul 11, 2014 • View on HN

A Brainfuck one will show up sooner or later.

skarz • Jul 18, 2019 • View on HN

Wish granted: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck

canadianfella • Dec 10, 2022 • View on HN

I thought you were talking about this one.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esoteric_programming_languag...

LadyCailin • Oct 14, 2023 • View on HN

You may be interested in programming in INTERCAL then! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTERCAL

adrianN • Nov 15, 2015 • View on HN

You might enjoy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Befunge

bitwize • Sep 14, 2009 • View on HN

Somebody hasn't tried Brainfuck or Malbolge.

Kuraj • Feb 23, 2019 • View on HN

Come on, no INTERCAL?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTERCAL

silentbicycle • Sep 12, 2008 • View on HN

"Practical Brainfuck?! What was I thinking?"

spajus • Mar 26, 2016 • View on HN

It seems they are trying to reinvent Brainfuck language