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Have you ever tried using one?
They can be quite fun, yesterday I spent a couple of hours with Brainfuck trying to do all sorts of things (sum 2 numbers, switch 2 variables, things like these).

Which one do you recommend to stimulate the mind? :D

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You can find an up to date list of esoteric languages at Wikipedia: Esoteric Programming Languages #Examples

I personally prefer stack based esoteric languages such as Chef, it adds a fair amount of abstraction and could pass as a common piece of text such as a Paragraph. What had got you interested in these?
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Nullw0rm said:

You can find an up to date list of esoteric languages at Wikipedia: Esoteric Programming Languages #Examples
Here is a more complete list.

Nullw0rm said:

What had got you interested in these?

I find it stimulating when I have to change the way I think.

Anyway I don't like Chef too much, I find it inconvenient. Too much words to type. Also, it gets me distracted. :sneaky:

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I enjoy programming in Befunge.
Useful links:
Befunge - Esolang
Funge-98 Final Specification
Befunge-93 Interpreter in JavaScript
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Wow, it's very peculiar! The ability of people to invent such creative things always amazes me.

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For the first time I heard about them :)




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