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Turing tarpit

programming language or computer interface that allows for flexibility in function but is difficult to learn and use because it offers little or no support for common tasks
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Turing tarpit

Summary

Turing tarpit draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (languages category, ranking #7 of 35).[1]

Key Facts

  • Turing tarpit is credited with the discovery of Alan Perlis[2].
  • Turing completeness is named after Turing tarpit[3].
  • tar pit is named after Turing tarpit[4].
  • Turing tarpit's subclass of is recorded as programming language[5].
  • Turing tarpit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0clgk[6].
  • Turing tarpit's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 131314090[7].

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Works and Contributions

Turing tarpit is credited with the discovery of Alan Perlis[2].

Why It Matters

Turing tarpit draws 68 Wikipedia views per month (languages category, ranking #7 of 35).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Related Entities

Alan Perlis Brainfuck programming language SUBLEQ

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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