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Informationen zum Autor Ron Kneusel Klappentext "Beginning with a foundation in the history and theory of programming languages, then guiding readers through a tour of novel, atypical, and esoteric programming languages (esolangs), this book probes the limits and boundaries of what a programming language can be. Readers will become more knowledgeable and confident programmers by exploring the different, surprising, and often "strange" ways in which programming languages can express thought"-- Zusammenfassung Strengthen your overall coding skills by exploring the wonderful, wild, and often weird world of esoteric languages (esolangs). Strange Code starts with a dive into the underlying history of programming, covering the early computer-science concepts, like Turing machines and Turing completeness, that led to the languages we use today. It then explores the realm of “atypical” programming languages, introducing you to the out-of-the-box thinking that comes from these unusual approaches to coding. Later chapters address the even more unusual esolangs, nearly all of which are like nothing you’ve ever seen. Finally, author Ron Kneusel helps you develop and use two entirely new programming languages. You may not apply these languages in your day job, but this one-of-a-kind book will motivate you to think differently about what it means to express thought through code, while discovering the far-flung boundaries of programming. You’ll learn: How to program with pictures using Piet How to write two-dimensional programs in Befunge How to implement machine-learning algorithms using the text pattern matching language SNOBOL How to decipher Brainfuck code like [->-[>+>>]>[[- ]+>+>>] How to design and create two original programming languages Learning to think in these languages will make you a better, more confident programmer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: On Programming Languages Chapter 1: A Cherry-Picked Review of Programming Languages Chapter 2: The Essentials of Programming Languages Chapter 3: Turing Machines and Turing Completeness Part II: Atypical Programming Languages Chapter 4: Forth Chapter 5: SNOBOL Chapter 6: CLIPS Part III: Esoteric Programming Languages Chapter 7: The ABCs of ABCs Chapter 8: FRACTRAN Chapter 9: Piet Chapter 10: Brainfuck Chapter 11: Befunge Part IV: Homegrown Esolangs Chapter 12: Filska Chapter 13: Using Filska Chapter 14: Firefly Chapter 15: Using Firefly Chapter 16: Going Further Appendix A: Genetic Programming with Firefly ...
