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Daniel Temkin and the Beauty of Esoteric Languages

Daniel Temkin and the Beauty of Esoteric Languages

Update: 2025-12-04
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What happens when code stops being useful and starts being art? Scott talks with artist and programmer Daniel Temkin about his new book Forty-Four Esolangs, a deep dive into the world of esoteric programming languages...systems designed not to ship software, but to provoke thought. They explore how absurdity, constraint, and humor reveal something profound about how we think in code.

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Daniel Temkin and the Beauty of Esoteric Languages

Daniel Temkin and the Beauty of Esoteric Languages

Scott Hanselman