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MIT Press Reader 9/25/2025

The Hacker Folk Art of Esoteric Coding

By Daniel Temkin • 1 min read
Culture

Esolangs, or esoteric programming languages, highlight the hidden metaphors and conventions that structure mainstream programming.

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