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How Does a Single Line of BASIC Make an Intricate Maze?

Posted by timothy on from the when-factors-align dept.

JameskPratt writes "This Slate article talks about a single line of code — 10 PRINT CHR$ (205.5 + RND (1)); : GOTO 10 — and how it manages to create a complicated maze without the use of a loop, variables and without very complicated syntax." Now that amazing snippet of code is the basis of a book, and the book is freely downloadable.

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  1. Re:Without the use of a loop!? by Hognoxious · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Don't be too harsh on him. He uses the phrase "most anyone", which means he probably never wore shoes until he attended his sister's wedding, which also happened to be his own.

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