Esoteric languages that are built around a joke, a parody or a disguise rather than around usefulness. INTERCAL was created as a parody that satirizes the programming languages of its day, LOLCODE borrows the speech of internet cat pictures, and the Shakespeare Programming Language makes programs read like Shakespearean plays. INTERCAL was written in 1972 by two Princeton University students, Don Woods and James Lyon, and the Shakespeare Programming Language, designed by Jon Åslund and Karl Wiberg, resembles the Chef language in making programs look like something other than programs.
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INTERCAL, Wikipedia
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The Compiler Language With No Pronounceable Acronym (INTERCAL) is an esoteric programming language that was created as a parody by Don Woods and James M. Lyon, two Princeton University students, in 1972.
LOLCODE, Wikipedia
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LOLCODE is an esoteric programming language inspired by lolspeak, the language expressed in examples of the lolcat Internet meme.
Shakespeare Programming Language, Wikipedia
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The Shakespeare Programming Language (SPL) is an esoteric programming language designed by Jon Åslund and Karl Wiberg. Like the Chef language, it is designed to make programs appear to be something other than programs, in this case, Shakespearean plays.
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