(An Evil Programming Language By Stephen McGreal and Alex Mole)
With thanks to Kamal Advani and Kuisma Salonen for helping in ironing out some of the obscure wordings in the spec...
Introduction
"l33t sp34k" is the international internet language coined by script kiddies and trolls who like to clutter up message boards and chat rooms with their claims of being "l33tH4xX0r5". Anyone who can't read their seemingly arbitrary dialect, or has to ask how "l33t" is pronounced is declared to be "teh sUxX0r". But in fact, you are about to read conclusive proof that l33t sp34k does indeed have a deeper purpose than making peoples' eyes hurt - It's a programming language!
l33t is an esoteric language based loosely on BrainF***, and influenced by Beatnik. Like other languages of its ilk, it was designed to be as brain-melting as possible to code in whilst still being Turing complete. The language has some interesting distinguishing features, such as the possibility for self-modifying code and for connectivity - it's theoretically possible to use it to write viruses and other such antisocial software but the actual logistics of trying to write such a program put it well beyond the cognitive capabilities of the average script kiddie. Look here for the full language specification, here for some sample programs, and here for some interpreters and links to related sites. But just to whet your appetite, here is the canonical "Hello World" program.
// "Hello World" by Stephen McGreal. // Note that the views expressed in this source code do not necessarily coincide with those of the author :o)
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