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LOLCODE

Esoteric Language

LOLCODE is an esoteric programming language inspired by the informal grammar and vocabulary of lolspeak and image macros from the lolcat internet meme, created by Adam Lindsay in 2007 at Lancaster University's Infolab21 research centre. LOLCODE syntax uses phrases like HAI to begin a program and KTHXBYE to end one, and while conceived largely as a joke, it is a fully working, Turing-complete language with numerous community-built interpreters and compilers.

Facts
First Released
2007 1
Significance
Not clearly defined in terms of operator priorities and correct syntax, but with several functioning interpreters and compilers 1
Sources
1. LOLCODE, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    The language was created in 2007 by Adam Lindsay, a researcher at the Computing Department of
  • Second paragraph, first sentence
    The language is not clearly defined in terms of operator priorities and correct syntax, but several functioning interpreters and compilers exist.
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