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esoteric [programming] language.

• cat199 6y ago
  ooh a category so esoteric it has to invent an esoteric descriptor
  • mhd 6y ago
    "Conlang" for a constructed language (Esperanto, Klingon, Dothraki) has been around for about 30 years. I think the confusing part here isn't the informal abbreviation, it's the general concept that a programming language made to be intentionally inefficient/confusing/hard is "esoteric".
• downerending 6y ago
  Argh. These sorts of coined puzzle words need to die. (And don't even get me started on the "rona".)
  • anamexis 6y ago
    In general I agree, but I'll give this one a pass for being meta.
  • edjrage 6y ago
    Why? It's not like it's hard to Google it or even guess the meaning (at least in this particular case).
    • downerending 6y ago
      Aside from the thought that it's effete, precious, and obnoxious, it makes the headline incomprehensible just to save six letters (or to seem trendy). Ugh.
    • CyberDildonics 6y ago
      Making up a phrase to give a language a label based a vague notion of popularity is pretty nonsensical. If people start using it, is it no longer an 'esolang'?
      • anamexis 6y ago
        I don't think popularity is the relevant metric here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esoteric_programming_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esoteric_programming_language https://esolangs.org/wiki/Main_Page https://esolangs.org/wiki/Main_Page