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The real question is what self-respecting programmer would instinctively reach for BASIC as the language to write a joke in? Methinks this says more about the j
by semisight 15y ago
The real question is what self-respecting programmer would instinctively reach for BASIC as the language to write a joke in? Methinks this says more about the jokester than he wanted to say...
- ElbertF 15y agoNostalgia? It's a language that introduced many of us to programming. Edit: https://plus.google.com/108914556664474359662/posts/K1xhEEtkoN6 https://plus.google.com/108914556664474359662/posts/K1xhEEtk...
- azelfrath 15y agoVouch. I remember spending the entirety of my math class writing games on my TI-83+. I still hate my instructor for wiping my memory when she thought I was playing them and not writing them.
- polyfractal 15y agoI remember the day I discovered an assembly program that mimicked a memory wipe, but could be restored with a hotkey combination. I was so damn smug after that.
- cbs 15y agoYou're language snobbing a joke? Really? But to answer your question, basic is like a fart joke, everyone gets it.
- ThaddeusQuay2 15y agoBASIC isn't a joke. I use BaCon for a lot of server stuff, usually as a backend to a website, and as an extension to Bash. http://basic-converter.org http://basic-converter.org
- redthrowaway 15y ago>If both Korn Shell nor Bash are available on your platform Conditionals in BASIC aren't that hard...
- ThaddeusQuay2 15y agoI don't understand what you mean. Are you referring to some pro or con within BASIC or BaCon, or are you referring to the sentence being incorrect (given that "both" should be "neither")? Regardless, I like BaCon because it's easy, fast, updated regularly, and passes cleanly through to C. My black, British cat, Mr. Fluffer Wickbidget, III, also likes bacon. You may think that fact is not relevant here, but it is when you run out milk, as I now see that I have.
- redthrowaway 15y agoI was being pedantic and flippant. Best wishes to you and Mr. Wickbidget.
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- function_seven 15y agoBravo. You write that by hand? Because I totally interpreted with pencil and paper. Didn't use this http://pinecodes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/brainfuck.htm http://pinecodes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/brainfuck.ht..., no sir.
- redthrowaway 15y agoI modified the hello world example on Wikipedia. I have to say, brainfuck is nowhere near as difficult to understand once you get used to the syntax. Kind of reminds me of ARM Assembly, in a way.