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Some say (for example Moore) that arithmetic is only a tiny part of programming and don't deserve special syntax (especially with a language that lacks C-style

Some say (for example Moore) that arithmetic is only a tiny part of programming and don't deserve special syntax (especially with a language that lacks C-style for loops).

Terr_ 11y ago
...Well, a tiny part of whose programming? Programming languages (at least the not-so-academic kind) need to mesh with the problem-spaces being solved, and there are definitely some contexts where most of the work is encoding and applying arithmetic rules.
ktRolster 11y ago
Really all you need for programming are > < + - . , [ ] Anything more than that is for wimps. Brain is the only language I ever program in.
- slang800 11y ago
  I think you mean "Brainfuck", I can't find a programming language called "Brain".
  - ktRolster 11y ago
    I haven't been posting here long, so I wasn't sure if it was acceptable to type 'fuck.' So I self-censored by replacing it with asterisks, which hackernews promptly ate. So yes, you are right of course.
    - akkartik 11y ago
      Each pair of asterisks turned into an empty italic block due to HN's formatting rules. You can see them if you view source :)