After a long hack-session I finally got a Brainfuck interpreter written in COBOL working (https://www.vanheusden.com/misc/blog/2016-05-19_brainfuck_cobol_intp.php ). So you can finally run your Brainfuck programs on your COBOL enabled mainframe! (e.g. ibm esa/390, tandem nonstop, etc)
If you don't want an interpreted code, you can use this program https://www.vanheusden.com/misc/blog/2016-05-19_brainfuck_cobol_compiler.php instead which translates/compiles the Brainfuck code to COBOL code.
Finally: Brainfuck is ready for the mainframe/enterprise
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#2Nice!
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#3Now this is real hackery.
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#4Man! That is just awesome, and badass!
My respects!
[Orson Welles clapping GIF]
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#5In a most ideal world I'd end up contributing to this project while listening to serialised Mozart played on didgeridoo.
I would be so happy.
Re: Finally: Brainfuck is ready for the mainframe/enterprise
#6Everyone else can now go and put away their toy languages!
Re: Finally: Brainfuck is ready for the mainframe/enterprise
#7Everyone else can now go and put away their toy languages!
Why is a straightforward joke being down voted? Obviously I'm not really saying to not use any other languages. The wiki page on Brainfuck even says itself "is not intended for practical use, but to challenge and amuse programmers."
Re: Finally: Brainfuck is ready for the mainframe/enterprise
#8Some call it Brainfuck. I call it RISC
Re: Finally: Brainfuck is ready for the mainframe/enterprise
#9Everyone else can now go and put away their toy languages!
Why is a straightforward joke being down voted? Obviously I'm not really saying to not use any other languages. The wiki page on Brainfuck even says itself "is not intended for practical use, but to challenge and amuse programmers."
Okay, I just discovered all jokes are bad on HN. It would have been nice to discover that sooner.
Re: Finally: Brainfuck is ready for the mainframe/enterprise
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why is a straightforward joke being down voted? Obviously I'm not really saying to not use any other languages. The wiki page on Brainfuck even says itself "is not intended for practical use, but to challenge and amuse programmers."
Okay, I just discovered all jokes are bad on HN. It would have been nice to discover that sooner.
Bunch of grumps here.