Kopec Explains Software cover image

#116 The Smallest Possible Programming Language

Kopec Explains Software

00:00

How to Use Comments in a Programming Language

In brain F, assuming that I had the data pointer pointing to the right cell, and I wanted to then increase that value by 25, I would have to write a plus sign 25 times. So this language was not designed to be something that would really be used in production or for anything real. It's totally just educational, just to prove that was so few symbols that I just explained to you, the actual symbols in less than three minutes. We can have something that is a quote unquote real programming language.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app