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{{language|Brainf***}}Also known as Brainfuck. Created by Urban Müller in 1993 in an attempt to create the world's smallest Turing-complete compiler. It is noted as an [[:Category:Esoteric_Languages|esoteric programming language]], as it is not ordinarily used for applications development, but it also noted as being a minimalist language.
{{language|Brainf***}}Also known as '''Brainfuck'''. Created by Urban Müller in 1993 in an attempt to create the world's smallest Turing-complete compiler. It is noted as an [[:Category:Esoteric_Languages|esoteric programming language]], as it is not ordinarily used for applications development, but it also noted as being a minimalist language.


The complete specification for the language can be summed up with the following eight symbols:
The complete specification for the language can be summed up with the following eight symbols:
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Due to this minimal instruction set, Brainf*** is used as an introduction to compilers and has even been successfully implemented as a microprocessor core and the foundation to an operating system using a slightly extended syntax for output.
Due to this minimal instruction set, Brainf*** is used as an introduction to compilers and has even been successfully implemented as a microprocessor core and the foundation to an operating system using a slightly extended syntax for output.


== Citations ==
==Citations==


* [http://esolangs.org/wiki/Brainfuck Esoteric languages wiki entry]
* [http://esolangs.org/wiki/Brainfuck Esoteric languages wiki entry]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck Wikipedia entry on Brainf***]
*{{WP|Brainfuck|Wikipedia entry on Brainf***}}
* [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Languages/Brainfuck/ DMOZ Brainf*** category]
* [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Languages/Brainfuck/ DMOZ Brainf*** category]
* [http://www.iwriteiam.nl/Ha_BF.html Brainf*** tutorial]
* [http://www.iwriteiam.nl/Ha_BF.html Brainf*** tutorial]

Revision as of 19:49, 20 February 2008

Language
Brainf***
This programming language may be used to instruct a computer to perform a task.
See Also:


Listed below are all of the tasks on Rosetta Code which have been solved using Brainf***.

Also known as Brainfuck. Created by Urban Müller in 1993 in an attempt to create the world's smallest Turing-complete compiler. It is noted as an esoteric programming language, as it is not ordinarily used for applications development, but it also noted as being a minimalist language.

The complete specification for the language can be summed up with the following eight symbols:

Character Meaning
> increment the pointer (to point to the next cell to the right).
< decrement the pointer (to point to the next cell to the left).
+ increment (increase by one) the byte at the pointer.
- decrement (decrease by one) the byte at the pointer.
. output the value of the byte at the pointer.
, accept one byte of input, storing its value in the byte at the pointer.
[ jump forward to the command after the corresponding ] if the byte at the pointer is zero.
] jump back to the command after the corresponding [ if the byte at the pointer is nonzero.

Alternatively, the ] command may instead be translated as an unconditional jump to the corresponding [ command, or vice versa; programs will behave the same but will run more slowly.

All other symbols, including traditional whitespace characters, are interpreted as comments.

Due to this minimal instruction set, Brainf*** is used as an introduction to compilers and has even been successfully implemented as a microprocessor core and the foundation to an operating system using a slightly extended syntax for output.

Citations

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

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