Back LOLCODE Catalan LOLCODE German LOLCODE Spanish LOLCODE Basque LOLCODE Finnish LOLCODE French LOLCODE Armenian LOLCODE ID LOLCODE Icelandic LOLCODE Italian
 | |
| Paradigm | esoteric |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Adam Lindsay |
| First appeared | 2007 |
| Filename extensions | .lol, .lols |
| Website | lolcode |
| Influenced by | |
| Lolcats | |
LOLCODE is an esoteric programming language inspired by lolspeak, the language expressed in examples of the lolcat Internet meme.[1] The language was created in 2007 by Adam Lindsay, a researcher at the Computing Department of Lancaster University.[2][3]
The language is not clearly defined in terms of operator priorities and correct syntax, but several functioning interpreters and compilers exist. One interpretation of the language has been proven Turing-complete.[4]
- ^ Dwight Silverman (2007-06-06). "I'm in ur newspaper writin mah colum". Chron.com. Retrieved 2007-06-06.
- ^ "Computing Department at Lancaster University – News". Lancaster University, Computing Department. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ Hammock, Anne (2008-05-01). "The new fame: Internet celebrity". CNN. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30.
- ^ Arachnid. "Proof that LOLCode is turing complete:BrainF*** interpreter in LOLCode". forum.lolcode.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-11. Retrieved 2008-10-05.