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INTERCAL

The Compiler Language With No Pronounceable Acronym (INTERCAL) is an esoteric programming language that was created as a parody by Don Woods and James M. Lyon , two Princeton University students, in 1972. It satirizes aspects of the various programming languages at the time, as well as the proliferation of proposed language constructs and notations in…

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related to Syntax · 16
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related to Control structures · 13
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has impact · 10
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related to Data structures · 10
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related to Operators · 8
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related to Documentation · 3
INTERCAL → Since, The, The INTERCAL Reference Manual

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