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The Hacker Folk Art of Esoteric Coding

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Re: The Hacker Folk Art of Esoteric Coding

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omoikane wrote: post #11

See also: https://esoteric.codes/blog/forty-four-esolangs-an-artists-m... The linked article is the preface to the book, and the book appears to be based on the collection of blog entries from https://esoteric.codes/

Hi, I'm the author. Esoteric.codes is my blog on esolangs in general; the book is a collection of my esolangs in particular.

Also just to note that e.c had been on hold while I focused on the book, but I'm working on new posts, so please send anything new esolang-related my way!

Re: The Hacker Folk Art of Esoteric Coding

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jvanderbot wrote: post #2

Ok this part is prescient: "The parody language INTERCAL was revived as C-INTERCAL, where one literally pleads with the interpreter to run their cryptic code."

Also, the code for the original INTERCAL-72 compiler was recently re-discovered: https://esoteric.codes/blog/published-for-the-first-time-the...

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Duanemclemore wrote: post #6

The FOC podcast folks released an episode on a paper (they didn't like) on esolangs just today. [0] Their episode on INTERCAL is an all-time classic. I'm also excited for my copy of Temkin's book to arrive! [0] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-take-esoteric-pro...

The FOC podcast is super fun and they end up discussing a few esolangs from the Forty-Four Esolangs book (Entropy, FatFinger). I'm also on a podcast about the book with Sam Arbseman (author of Magic of Code): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daniel-temkin-on-esote...

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Post by Duanemclemore »

xpointer wrote: post #14
Duanemclemore wrote: post #6

The FOC podcast folks released an episode on a paper (they didn't like) on esolangs just today. [0] Their episode on INTERCAL is an all-time classic. I'm also excited for my copy of Temkin's book to arrive! [0] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-take-esoteric-pro...

The FOC podcast is super fun and they end up discussing a few esolangs from the Forty-Four Esolangs book (Entropy, FatFinger). I'm also on a podcast about the book with Sam Arbseman (author of Magic of Code): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daniel-temkin-on-esote...

Hello sir! I found out about esoteric.codes from FOC a while ago, have read most of what's on there since. Honestly surprised Steve (or early days with Ivan) never had you as a guest / interviewee. So I'll definitely check this one out. Congrats on what looks like an amazing book, can't wait until I get to read it.

Thank you for bringing an underappreciated corner of computing to people's attention!

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Duanemclemore wrote: post #15
xpointer wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The FOC podcast is super fun and they end up discussing a few esolangs from the Forty-Four Esolangs book (Entropy, FatFinger). I'm also on a podcast about the book with Sam Arbseman (author of Magic of Code): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daniel-temkin-on-esote...

Hello sir! I found out about esoteric.codes from FOC a while ago, have read most of what's on there since. Honestly surprised Steve (or early days with Ivan) never had you as a guest / interviewee. So I'll definitely check this one out. Congrats on what looks like an amazing book, can't wait until I get to read it. Thank you for bringing an underappreciated corner of computing to people's attention!

Thanks! It's so nice that esolangs are starting to get wider appreciation as a cultural form.
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