Brainfuck

Summary

Brainfuck is an esoteric programming language^[1]. Brainfuck ranks in the top 6% of esoteric_programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,387 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brainfuck is credited with the discovery of Urban Müller^[3].
• Brainfuck was influenced by P′′^[4].
• Brainfuck was influenced by FALSE^[5].
• Brainfuck's instance of is recorded as esoteric programming language^[6].
• Brainfuck's instance of is recorded as Turing tarpit^[7].
• Brainfuck's instance of is recorded as programming language^[8].
• brain is named after Brainfuck^[9].
• Fuck is named after Brainfuck^[10].
• Brainfuck's developer is recorded as Urban Müller^[11].
• Brainfuck is a type of P′′^[12].
• Brainfuck's Commons category is recorded as Brainfuck^[13].
• January 1, 1993 marks the founding of Brainfuck^[14].
• Brainfuck's official website is recorded as https://brainfuck.org/^[15].
• Brainfuck's readable file format is recorded as Brainfuck file^[16].
• Brainfuck's writable file format is recorded as Brainfuck file^[17].
• Brainfuck's file extension is recorded as b^[18].
• Brainfuck's file extension is recorded as bf^[19].
• Brainfuck's described by source is recorded as Esolang^[20].
• Brainfuck's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/brainfuck^[21].
• Brainfuck's different from is recorded as Brain Fuck Scheduler^[22].
• Brainfuck's programming paradigm is recorded as esoteric programming^[23].
• Brainfuck's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming^[24].
• Brainfuck's dialect of computer language is recorded as P′′^[25].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include esoteric programming language^[6], Turing tarpit^[7], and programming language^[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1993 marks the founding of Brainfuck^[14]. Things named after include brain^[9], an organ type^[26] and Fuck^[10], a word^[27].

Why It Matters

Brainfuck ranks in the top 6% of esoteric_programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,387 views/month).^[2] Brainfuck has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Brainfuck is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Brainfuck has been cited as an influence by Malbolge^[30], an esoteric programming language^[31], founded in 1998^[32]; Whitespace^[33], an esoteric programming language^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 2003^[36]; Befunge^[37], an esoteric programming language^[38], founded in 1993^[39]; and Tink^[40], a programming language^[41], founded in 2008^[42].

FAQs

Who did Brainfuck influence?

Brainfuck has been cited as an influence by Malbolge^[30], Whitespace^[33], Befunge^[37], and Tink^[40].