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Re:Esoteric Languages Challenge Coders to Think Way Outside ... by 7thaccount on Sunday September 07, 2025 @10:34PM (#45164195)
Good choices. Add APL, Prolog, and Rebol.
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Re:Esoteric Languages Challenge Coders to Think Way Outside ... by lordhumphrey on Monday September 08, 2025 @06:40AM (#45166683)
Hmmm. GP listed three languages which are not esoteric, and you've patted them on the back and shared three more which are not esoteric. Oops.

Esoteric language =/= any non-mainstream language.

Here's the definition from the esoteric programming language wiki, which is a lovely resource for anyone interested https://esolangs.org/wiki/Esoteric_programming_language:

> An esoteric programming language is a computer programming language designed to experiment with weird ideas, to be hard to program in, or as a joke, rather than for practical use.

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Re:Esoteric Languages Challenge Coders to Think Way Outside ... by 7thaccount on Thursday September 11, 2025 @04:38PM (#45215898)
Ummm...APL, Prolog, and Rebol are extremely esoteric. Their share of total code out there has got to be like less than 0.0001% and their paradigms are considered extremely weird and not for general consumption . I don't agree with the definition of esoteric included above and by the original poster.
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