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Angry programmers noise getting louder and louder (lemmy.world)
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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Just about the only good reason for Brainfuck.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    @frezik I mean that's literally it's purpose. being a minimal turing complete language.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    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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