Implement an Esoteric Programming Language for Fun
summary
An interpreter is built and shown running real programs: a Befunge interpreter in React that parses source into a 2D array, implements each opcode as a multimethod, and successfully runs Hello World, Fizzbuzz and a Quine by manipulating its own source at runtime. A separate Thue interpreter with random rule application parses rules, shuffles them, applies substitutions and prints outputs (including a 99‑verses “bottles” generator). A Piat/image bug in pmg.js is diagnosed and fixed; the demos all work.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:49Befunge demo
- 9:02Befunge interpreter
- 12:31Thue language
- 18:33Why writing esoteric languages is fun and rewarding
- 18:55Debugging slide tool bug
- 21:49Closing
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