Frequently asked questions

Well, the language doesn't have a complete specification yet, but there have been some attempts at implementations:

• sjl7678's interpreter is based on Lex/Yacc-style Python libraries.
• ploximeth's compiler is actually a Perl-based interpreter
• Tetraboy's implementation is a nifty PHP processor.
• Brian Egge has started a project to create a parser and interpreter for the Java runtime.

…and those were just from the first couple days of the site. The implementations page is an attempt to document and list the ones that are active.

I thought a few other people would be amused and might like to chip in. I was stunned at the level of passion and involvement shown straight off the bat, and it certainly caught me off balance.

I said, suggest one. I like jokes told with a straight face, deadpan. To my delight, thousands of people have entered into the spirit of the joke and want to make something of it. That's really cool.

I would like the language to develop into something fairly readable, in the spirit of the original three examples. If the language is kept simple, I think that's very possible.

This is a love letter to very clever people who are slightly bored. I had no idea there were so many of us out there.