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DOOM jokes spark 'real programming language' debate
Original: This means it's a real programming language now, right? @ programming @programming@programming.dev #programming #Languag
Programmers are joking that DOOM, the 1993 id Software shooter famous for being ported to almost any device, has now been made to work in yet another unlikely place, with one quip suggesting this milestone makes it 'a real programming language.' The thread plays on the long-running community meme of running DOOM everywhere, from calculators to printers, and the broader in-joke that any system capable of it has earned a kind of legitimacy. Reactions are playful rather than serious commentary on language design.
Why now: A new unlikely DOOM port has renewed the community's running joke about DOOM's ubiquity and what counts as a real platform.
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Evidence
- This means it's a real programming language now, right? @ programming @programming@programming.dev #programming #LanguageDesign #DOOM · zak@blog.goodanser.com · 1
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