Most programmers work on their code all day to make it cleaner, faster, easier to read, etc. But there are a few who do just the opposite. They create languages that are intentionally strange, funny, and sometimes almost incomprehensible. Welcome to the world of the esoteric programming languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this post, we will examine 9 esoteric programming languages, some of which you have never heard of, such as Brainfuck, Malbolge, Whitespace, INTERCAL, Piet, LOLCODE, Shakespeare, Befunge and Chef. Some resemble abstract art, some look like recipes, and one was designed to be a personal enemy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But don’t dismiss them as merely jokes! However, there is something behind the silliness; real ideas about logic, the way computers really work, and what a language really has to be useful. A great, fun way to learn computer science without feeling like you are learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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