6 Most Difficult Programming Languages

You may faced difficulty while learning programming languages like C++, Java, PHP, etc. But those languages can’t be considered as very difficult to learn. In this article I will share some most difficult programming languages that will give you nightmares if you try learning them.

These languages are also called as esoteric programming languages. These are not meant for development purpose and are popular among hackers and hobbyists.

6 Most Difficult Programming Languages

1. Malbolge

It was created by Ben Olmstead in 1998, and considered to be one of the hardest programming language. After invention of this language, it took almost 2 years to write first program using it.

Hello World program in Malbolge looks like:

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2. Brainfuck

It was created in 1993 by Urban Müller. As the name suggests, you will get brain fuck if you try to learn it. The languages consists of only eight commands and the program is made using these commands.

Hello World program in Brainfuck looks like:

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3. COW

It was created by Sean Heber in 2003. The language consists of 12 instructions, most of them are moo or its variations.

Hello World program in COW looks like:

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4. INTERCAL

It was created by Don Woods and James M. Lyon in 1972.

Hello World program in INTERCAL looks like:

DO ,1 <- #13
PLEASE DO ,1 SUB #1 <- #238
DO ,1 SUB #2 <- #108
DO ,1 SUB #3 <- #112
DO ,1 SUB #4 <- #0
DO ,1 SUB #5 <- #64
DO ,1 SUB #6 <- #194
DO ,1 SUB #7 <- #48
PLEASE DO ,1 SUB #8 <- #22
DO ,1 SUB #9 <- #248
DO ,1 SUB #10 <- #168
DO ,1 SUB #11 <- #24
DO ,1 SUB #12 <- #16
DO ,1 SUB #13 <- #162
PLEASE READ OUT ,1
PLEASE GIVE UP

5. Whitespace

It was developed by Edwin Brady and Chris Morris on 1st April 2003. The program is made up of spaces, tabs and linefeeds. All other non-whitespace characters are ignored by its interpreter.

Hello World program in Whitespace looks like:

6. Chef

It was developed by David Morgan-Mar in 2002. Chef programs looks like cooking recipes.

Hello World program in Chef looks like:

Lobsters with Fruit and Nuts.

This recipe prints "Hello, World!" in a most delicious way.

Ingredients.
72 g hazelnuts
101 eggs
108 g lobsters
111 ml orange juice
44 g cashews
32 g sugar
87 ml water
114 g rice
100 g durian
33 passion fruit
10 ml lemon juice

Method.
Put lemon juice into the mixing bowl.
Put passion fruit into the mixing bowl.
Put durian into the mixing bowl.
Put lobsters into the mixing bowl.
Put rice into the mixing bowl.
Put orange juice  into the mixing bowl.
Put water into the mixing bowl.
Put sugar into the mixing bowl.
Put cashews into the mixing bowl.
Put orange juice into the mixing bowl.
Put lobsters into the mixing bowl.
Put lobsters into the mixing bowl.
Put eggs into the mixing bowl.
Put hazelnuts into the mixing bowl.
Liquify contents of the mixing bowl.
Pour contents of the mixing bowl into the baking dish.

Serves 1.

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