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submitted 10 months ago by JPDev to c/programmer_humor

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[–] pro3757 118 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's in Intercal, a joke language from '70s. Mark Rendle describes it here in his talk at NDC. This whole talk is ridiculous btw.

[–] [email protected] 167 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This is the same language where you have to say PLEASE sometimes or it won't compile. But if you say PLEASE too much, the compiler will think you're pandering and also refuse to compile. The range between too polite and not polite enough is not specified and varies by implementation.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago

I love how arbitrary, cultural and opinionated that must be to work with. You'd learn something about the implimenter of the compiler by using it for a while.