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Reddit has been infected by this meme of “A Reddit clone in X lines of Y programming language.” I suppose, then, that it was inevitable that someone would pull it off with LOLCODE. Naturally, as with any high performance web programming needs, they turned to PHP, and Tetraboy's LOLCODE implementation, which was one of the very first out there (and why it might not look like other dialects of LOLCODE found elsewhere).

CAN HAS SQL?
DBASE IZ GETDB('db/lcsn.db')
FUNNAHS IZ DBUCKET(&DBASE&,"CAN I PLZ GET * ALL UP IN lollit")
IM IN UR FUNNAHS ITZA TITLE
	VOTEZ IZ &TITLE#ups& - &TITLE#downs&
...

Well played, keyz182, well played.

2010/02/11 15:08

PragPub

Well played, Pragmatic Programmers, well played.

The inaugural issue of PragPub, an electronic magazine for programmers edited by Michael Swaine, former editor of Dr. Dobb’s Journal, has a cameo appearance for LOLCODE.

(originally via Gruber)

2009/07/03 14:33

For the lulz. Also, marblecake.

Paul Lamere, a blogger for whom I have long had much respect, has outdone himself with a long look at the recent 4chan hack of a time.com poll.

At the core of the hack is the work of a dozen or so, backed by an army of a thousand who downloaded and ran the autovoters and also backed by an untold number of others that unwittingly fell prey to the spam url autovoters. So why do they do it? Why do they write code, build complex applications, publish graphs - why do they organize a team that is more effective than most startup companies? Says Zombocom: “For the lulz”.

Amen, brother.

2009/04/15 23:44

Google code search

Just minutes into April 2nd, I discover that Google has introduced LOLCODE language search. Nice.

(via NetworkWorld)

2009/04/01 23:24

The Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom song

Parry Gripp is a brilliant, mad genius. Anyone who rocked to Buffy the Vampire Slayer's theme tune at any time in the past twelve years already knows this. Lately, he has been building his reputation as the Mayor of the Internet by creating such musical hits as ”Hamster on a Piano,” ”Fuzzy Fuzzy Cute Cute,” and the below “Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom” song:

I came across the above video, and knew I had to remix the music using my latest project: a script that created automatic, parameterized random re-edits of a song. It lead to a potentially limitless number of variations, most of which are actually less annoying than the original:

I wrote up a full explanation of how I did it on my personal site. It tries to get across some tricky computer and music concepts in a non-technical manner.

But why do I bother posting it to this site? I mean, other than the fact that it's a mashup of a cute, popular internet meme?

LOLCODE helped me create it. No, I didn't code it in our favorite esolang, but the process of designing LOLCODE got me thinking about fluent interfaces: code that when you read it, just makes sense. While the below code might not have the same enduring qualities as CAN HAS STDIO?, it's definitely motivated by the same desire to create code that anyone can read:

  beats = song.analysis.beats
  first_beats = beats.that(fall_on_the(1))

I didn't create the open-sourced Echo Nest Remix API, but I have contributed parts that might make it more fun to code. If you want to learn more about Remix, I have also written a semi-technical overviewof the API, as well.

And if you want to share the remixes, you can get the embed codes at the bottom of my explanation of the remixes, or point people to an OpenTape of the songs.

More LOLCODE-related news soon…

2009/03/24 12:31

If programming languages were religions

Variations of this joke get passed around all the time, but this one was special. LOLCODE joined the ranks of Lua, Ruby, and Erlang as the languages of the moment worth comparing.

LOLCODE would be Pastafarianism - An esoteric, Internet-born belief that nobody really takes seriously, despite all the efforts to develop and spread it.

Nailed it.

The whole piece is worth checking out, but I just couldn't resist quoting the highlight here.

2008/12/19 16:02

The LOLZ keep rolling in

I recently learned of a lot more developments in the LOLCODE world.

First off, congratulations to Dale, Brendon, and Carlos, winners of the N-Squared LOLCODE Challenge. Achievements like this give me hope for the next generation.

Secondly, Adrian Tsai provided a C++ LOLCODE interpreter for Windows. I haven't had time to investigate fully, but it sounds promising.

Also fresh off the blogosphere is a Ruby-to-LOLCODE code translator that works via Ruby's abstract syntax tree. (Also available on github.) It reminds me more than a little of Patrick Michaud's talk on using Perl6's Parrot to do a similar thing. But that doesn't dampen my delight, because I love this sort of hack.

ICHC I'm going to be taking a bit of a holiday, so things on the site and forums might be a bit quiet from my end for a while.

HEPPY HOLIDAYZ!

2008/12/12 15:42

ROFLThing in New York

If you haven't heard the news, the folks behind ROFLCon, a watershed in LOLCODE's life, have teamed up to do another event, this time in NYC. Alexis Ohanian, of the big hands, the OLPC Laptop Auction, the LOLCats panel, and an obscure news aggregation site, is the host this time, and it looks like it's shaping up to be another nice event.

Check out the news: if you can be in New York on January 24, 2009, then try to do so. (LOLCODE won't be there, sad panda.)

2008/12/05 13:00

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A new HAI WORLD of sorts 2010/02/11 15:08
PragPub 2009/07/03 14:33
For the lulz. Also, marblecake. 2009/04/15 23:44
Google code search 2009/04/01 23:24
The Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom song 2009/03/24 12:31
If programming languages were religions 2008/12/19 16:02
The LOLZ keep rolling in 2008/12/12 15:42
ROFLThing in New York 2008/12/05 13:00
DRGBLZ 2008/11/11 23:26
Lucky students 2008/10/22 10:40
PL/LOLCODE 2008/10/17 08:49
State of the LOLs 2008/10/03 11:22
Talk like a lolcat day 2008/10/01 19:22
Testing 2008/09/24 10:55
A comment on ads 2008/09/15 13:05
LOLapps 2008/09/02 21:52
Lightning Parrot 2008/08/28 23:58
A different sort of Twitter bot 2008/08/25 21:36
KTHX BAI 2008/08/20 08:10
LOLBush 2008/08/14 08:30
Back to school sale 2008/08/08 12:06
LOLCODE job connection 2008/08/08 10:25
LULZ in the mail 2008/08/06 22:46
Will Werk 4 Cheezburger? 2008/07/07 12:01
LOLCODE Pretty printer 2008/07/05 09:02
Mashed LULZ 2008/06/24 19:05
I Has a Register 2008/06/20 09:58
Can has Firefox? 2008/06/17 17:51
Refreshing! 2008/06/15 23:16
O HAI, British Computer Society 2008/06/12 13:03
LOLCODE's first anniversary 2008/05/27 08:23
Store update 2008/05/22 10:21
You Gee See? 2008/05/21 20:53
MOAR Video 2008/05/19 15:04
Mapquest FAIL! 2008/05/19 11:16
One LOL per child 2008/05/16 19:43
IM IN YR DATABASE 2008/05/12 10:43
LOLCODE: DokuWiki cover girl 2008/05/08 11:04
It's everywhere! 2008/05/05 12:57
ROFLCon LOLCats panel coverage 2008/04/26 11:56
ROFLCon in the Mainstream Media 2008/04/25 12:09
Live! On video! 2008/04/24 12:08
lolfood 2008/04/23 11:20
Comings and goings 2008/04/22 13:58
quokka-wakka-wakka 2008/04/22 13:30
A video introduction to LOLCODE 2008/04/09 12:13
New store 2008/03/31 22:07
Insider information on the store 2008/03/29 09:00
LOLCODE DLR on video 2008/03/24 14:26
Last ROFLCon Registrations 2008/03/24 09:49
Another Nu language 2008/03/09 11:04
"hi world".to_lolspeak 2008/03/04 22:58
ICHC jobs 2008/03/04 10:42
Daring Furball 2008/02/29 10:51
Lambdacats 2008/02/25 16:50
Joyent FTW! 2008/02/05 23:44
On peut LOLer en français, aussi. 2008/01/29 14:41
Dear Slashdotter, where have you been? 2008/01/21 20:21
There's More Than One Way To Do It meets UR DOIN IT RONG 2008/01/17 02:23
Apelad FTW! 2008/01/15 19:49
Facebook LOLs 2008/01/14 15:38
Time to begin ROFLing 2008/01/10 10:02
I HAZ A PARROT 2008/01/03 22:12
The time for giving (and selling) 2007/12/15 16:02
Wiki back open to registrations 2007/12/13 16:41
loltwitter 2007/11/29 01:14
See you at ROFLCon? 2007/11/16 00:23
The DLR has landed 2007/11/12 22:59
Early news of a DLR implementation? 2007/11/09 15:57
A geek tool 2007/11/08 14:39
A real turkey in the making 2007/11/06 20:02
LOLing in a Java IDE 2007/11/06 17:08
help wanted 2007/10/29 16:26
Welcome, dotNetters! 2007/10/26 12:43
Erlol 2007/10/09 21:45
Subtranean Hoemsick Bluz 2007/09/23 11:31
I has a seekrit 2007/09/20 18:31
(LOL|Gorey)Trek 2007/09/18 13:31
When will we see this on Babelfish? 2007/09/07 11:11
LOL in yr face(book) 2007/09/04 21:17
Can has authoritative source? 2007/08/30 19:15
LOLCODE and the video star 2007/08/28 14:40
Where are they now? 2007/08/17 13:58
Microsoft presents LOLCODE support 2007/08/09 08:49
T-shirts in the wild 2007/08/07 08:49
LOLCODE in the classroom 2007/07/26 10:07
2 quickies 2007/07/24 17:37
taking over the world, one continent at a time 2007/07/23 12:30
Improved news feed 2007/07/16 13:28
Invisible man iz gud 2007/07/14 10:35
State of the LOLCODE 2007/07/11 12:26
ARR, thar be a WIN 2007/07/09 20:11
LOLachewood 2007/07/08 21:14
HAI! I speek gud Turklish! 2007/07/04 19:30
More mainstream LOLCats 2007/06/29 11:03
it was one month ago today... 2007/06/25 23:20
Apple's LOLCat strategy 2007/06/23 13:48
LOLCODE Recommendation 1.1 2007/06/22 17:38
VISIBLE JURNELISM 2007/06/21 19:58
dot NET on Mac. huh. 2007/06/20 19:48
ARR, fix me code, LOL 2007/06/20 05:38
Implementation rollup 2007/06/20 05:23
CAN HAS BLOG? 2007/06/19 14:54
LOLCODE 1.1 coming... 2007/06/19 13:55
Machine Project 2007/06/19 13:52
CAN HAS TURING COMPLEET? 2007/06/19 13:50
CAN HAS T-SHIRT? 2007/06/19 13:48
Check the forums 2007/06/19 13:46