The 4th law of programming language comparisons

In any comparative discussion about programming languages, the probability that the conversation will mention Brainfuck or INTERCAL approaches 1 over time.

(Based on years of empirical evidence as a scientist, programmer and unix hacker.)

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Raphael ‘kena’ Poss is a computer scientist and software engineer specialized in compiler construction, computer architecture, operating systems and databases.