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1) LOLCODE
Few programming languages are infused with the internet age as much as LOLCODE. It was created in 2007 by Adam Lindsay, researcher at Lancaster University. The keywords of the language are all capitalized and meme-fied. You can almost imagine a cat using it in production!
HAI
CAN HAS STDIO?
I HAS A VAR
IM IN YR LOOP
UP VAR!!1
VISIBLE VAR
IZ VAR BIGGER THAN 10? KTHX
IM OUTTA YR LOOP
KTHXBYE
As with most of the languages in this list, there is no standard library to speak of. This means that you wont be able to use LOLCODE for anything more than reading a file or writing text to the console. If you need a more powerful version, check out LOLPython, which is inspired by LOLCODE and gives you access to all of Pythons powerful libraries.
2) Glass
Glass is an esoteric programming language developed by Gregor Richards in 2005. It combines an unintuitive postfix notation with heavy object-orientation, requiring extensive juggling of a main stack combined with its object-oriented structure. According to the author no other language is implemented like this, because it would be idiotic.
Here is an example of a program that outputs a Fibonacci sequence:
{F[f(_a)A!(_o)O!(_t)$(_n)1=,(_isle)(_n)*(_a)(le).?=/(_isle)^\(_n)*(_a)
s.?(_t)f.?(_n)*(_a)s.?(_t)f.?(_a)a.?]}{M[m(_a)A!(_f)F!(_o)O!(_n)=(_nlm)
=/(_nlm)(_n)*(_f)f.?(_o)(on).?" "(_o)o.?(_n)(_n)*(_a)a.?=(_nlm)(_n)*
(_a)(le).?=\]}
3) Brainfuck
Brainfuck is the superstar of obscure languages, reaching almost a cult following. It is notoriously difficult to program in, with only eight simple commands and an instruction pointer. It is designed to challenge and amuse programmers, and was not made to be suitable for practical use. It was created in 1993 by Urban Müller. Here is what a Hello world! program looks like:
++++++++++[>+++++++>++++++++++>+++>+<<<<-]>++.>+.+++++++..+++.>++.
<<+++++++++++++++.>.+++.------.--------.>+.>.
4) Chicken
Chicken is not only the name of the language, but also the only keyword that is allowed in it! The number of repetitions and new lines determines the opcode which is executed. An example program follows. Can you guess what it does?
chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken
chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken
5) Whitespace
Whitespace is a remarkable programming language. It understands only spaces, tabs and new lines, and ignores everything else. This makes it possible to have a regular program written in another language like JavaScript, the indentation of which is a program in whitespace! Here is an example that prints out Hello, world! (spaces are marked with an S and tabs with a T):
S S S T S S T S S S
T
S S S S S T T S S T S T
T
S S S S S T T S T T S S
T
S S S S S T T S T T S S
T
S S S S S T T S T T T T
T
S S S S S T S T T S S
T
S S S S S T S S S S S
T
S S S S S T T T S T T T
T
S S S S S T T S T T T T
T
S S S S S T T T S S T S
T
S S S S S T T S T T S S
T
S S S S S T T S S T S S
T
S S S S S T S S S S T
T
S S
Few programming languages are infused with the internet age as much as LOLCODE. It was created in 2007 by Adam Lindsay, researcher at Lancaster University. The keywords of the language are all capitalized and meme-fied. You can almost imagine a cat using it in production!
HAI
CAN HAS STDIO?
I HAS A VAR
IM IN YR LOOP
UP VAR!!1
VISIBLE VAR
IZ VAR BIGGER THAN 10? KTHX
IM OUTTA YR LOOP
KTHXBYE
As with most of the languages in this list, there is no standard library to speak of. This means that you wont be able to use LOLCODE for anything more than reading a file or writing text to the console. If you need a more powerful version, check out LOLPython, which is inspired by LOLCODE and gives you access to all of Pythons powerful libraries.
2) Glass
Glass is an esoteric programming language developed by Gregor Richards in 2005. It combines an unintuitive postfix notation with heavy object-orientation, requiring extensive juggling of a main stack combined with its object-oriented structure. According to the author no other language is implemented like this, because it would be idiotic.
Here is an example of a program that outputs a Fibonacci sequence:
{F[f(_a)A!(_o)O!(_t)$(_n)1=,(_isle)(_n)*(_a)(le).?=/(_isle)^\(_n)*(_a)
s.?(_t)f.?(_n)*(_a)s.?(_t)f.?(_a)a.?]}{M[m(_a)A!(_f)F!(_o)O!(_n)=(_nlm)
=/(_nlm)(_n)*(_f)f.?(_o)(on).?" "(_o)o.?(_n)(_n)*(_a)a.?=(_nlm)(_n)*
(_a)(le).?=\]}
3) Brainfuck
Brainfuck is the superstar of obscure languages, reaching almost a cult following. It is notoriously difficult to program in, with only eight simple commands and an instruction pointer. It is designed to challenge and amuse programmers, and was not made to be suitable for practical use. It was created in 1993 by Urban Müller. Here is what a Hello world! program looks like:
++++++++++[>+++++++>++++++++++>+++>+<<<<-]>++.>+.+++++++..+++.>++.
<<+++++++++++++++.>.+++.------.--------.>+.>.
4) Chicken
Chicken is not only the name of the language, but also the only keyword that is allowed in it! The number of repetitions and new lines determines the opcode which is executed. An example program follows. Can you guess what it does?
chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken
chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken chicken
5) Whitespace
Whitespace is a remarkable programming language. It understands only spaces, tabs and new lines, and ignores everything else. This makes it possible to have a regular program written in another language like JavaScript, the indentation of which is a program in whitespace! Here is an example that prints out Hello, world! (spaces are marked with an S and tabs with a T):
S S S T S S T S S S
T
S S S S S T T S S T S T
T
S S S S S T T S T T S S
T
S S S S S T T S T T S S
T
S S S S S T T S T T T T
T
S S S S S T S T T S S
T
S S S S S T S S S S S
T
S S S S S T T T S T T T
T
S S S S S T T S T T T T
T
S S S S S T T T S S T S
T
S S S S S T T S T T S S
T
S S S S S T T S S T S S
T
S S S S S T S S S S T
T
S S
