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> Brainfuck is actually rather complicated. As mentioned above, it has 8 instructions [...] > but there are several languages which only require one instruction
by breadbox 12y ago
> Brainfuck is actually rather complicated. As mentioned above, it has 8 instructions [...]
> but there are several languages which only require one instruction.
True enough, but I would say the crucial difference is that Brainfuck's eight instructions have no parameters, whereas all single-instruction languages use one or more operands in order for their lone instruction to have multiple effects.