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Quadrilingual Crazy Programming

Posted by timothy on from the esperonto-has-nothing-on-this dept.

mtve writes: "Have you ever seen source code that is valid on four languages: Perl, C, Befunge, and BrainF*ck? During last Perlgolf season famous Perl hacker Jérôme Quelin submit such inconceivable masterpiece and now he published expanded explanation of his solution. Caution: that text can hurt your mental health. Play Perlgolf!"

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  1. Not for me... by PepsiProgrammer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have enough trouble making my code compile in ONE language, 4 at the same time is a bit much

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  2. omg... by Danse · · Score: 5, Funny

    He should seek professional help. Soon. That's right up there with self-mutilation.

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  3. Too Bad... by susano_otter · · Score: 5, Funny
    Have you ever seen source code that is valid on four languages: Perl, C, Befunge, and BrainF*ck? During last Perlgolf season famous Perl hacker Jérôme Quelin submit such inconceivable masterpiece and now he published expanded explanation of his solution. Caution: that text can hurt your mental health.

    Ironically, the article isn't even valid in one language.

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