[FWP] Re: [OT] Befunge rocks.

[Jeff Pinyan <jeffp@crusoe.net>]

On Dec 4, John van V. said:

>Befunge is NOT good for: 
>      Writing an OS. 
>      Writing a reasonably-sized program. 
>      Speed-sensitive applications. 
>      Just about anything practical. 
>
>Befunge IS good for: 
>      A good laugh. 
>      Amazing your friends, amusing your colleagues. 
>      Whiling away bored hours when you really should be working. 
>      Expanding your horizons. (Infinitely, even.) 

Or writing credit card validation[1].  See the wonder of a language where
comments need not be delimited!

  v  this is a comment here, only because the
     instruction pointer specifically avoids it
  >0"yhpaj">:#,_@

That prints "japhy" and exits.  Too bad the language has such a tiny user
base.  I could write a book on the language[2] or start an IRC channel[3].


[1] Yes, credit card validation!  I believe I am the first person to write
such a program in Befunge (who else in their right mind WOULD have?).  It
is at http://www.pobox.com/~japhy/befunge/, if you're interested.

[2] I'm going to write at LEAST an online guide to the beauty of Befunge.

[3] #befunge, on DALnet.  Come by, if you're bored out of your mind.

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