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Befunge

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Befunge

Summary

Befunge is an esoteric programming language[1]. Befunge draws 78 Wikipedia views per month (esoteric_programming_language category, ranking #9 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Befunge was influenced by Forth[3].
  • Befunge was influenced by Brainfuck[4].
  • Befunge was influenced by FALSE[5].
  • Befunge's instance of is recorded as esoteric programming language[6].
  • Befunge's instance of is recorded as programming language[7].
  • +1993-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Befunge[8].
  • Befunge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d_rd[9].
  • Befunge's official website is recorded as http://catseye.tc/node/Befunge-93.html[10].
  • Befunge's described by source is recorded as Esolang[11].
  • Befunge's programming paradigm is recorded as esoteric programming[12].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include esoteric programming language[6] and programming language[7].

History and Context

+1993-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Befunge[8].

Why It Matters

Befunge draws 78 Wikipedia views per month (esoteric_programming_language category, ranking #9 of 16).[2] Befunge has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] Befunge is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Befunge has been cited as an influence by Malbolge[15], an esoteric programming language[16], founded in 1998[17].

FAQs

Who did Befunge influence?

Befunge has been cited as an influence by Malbolge[15].

Related Entities

Brainfuck esoteric programming language false FALSE Forth Malbolge programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_befunge_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Befunge}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/befunge}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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