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*Angry programmers noise getting louder and louder*(lemmy.world)

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frezik@midwest.social
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Just about the only good reason for Brainfuck.

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<optimized out> :v_trans: :v_bi:@social.lizzy.rs
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@frezik I mean that’s literally it’s purpose. being a minimal turing complete language.

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I could be wrong, but I don’t think the creators envisioned it being a basis for easily proving the Turing Completeness of other languages, but it did. They were more thinking “how can I have the most fucked up language in the smallest package and still be Turning Complete?”

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