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Re:Retina: A regex-based recreational programming language by kitotik on Monday March 30, 2020 @12:43AM (#22725317)
I’m enamored with the term ‘recreational programming language’.

Not sure I’d ever use one, but it’s a useful categorization nonetheless!

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Re:Retina: A regex-based recreational programming language by mbue on Monday March 30, 2020 @03:42AM (#22725993)
FWIW, they're usually called esoteric programming languages/esolangs, but I'm not a fan of that term. That's why I've been using "recretional" instead. :)
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