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An introduction to writing Brainfuck

Brainfuck · Introductory. Ten lessons. Open-book quizzes. Lesson 1 free.

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  1. Eight commands

    Lesson 1 · On the house

    Eight commands

    The whole language on one still.

  2. The tape

    Lesson 2

    The tape

    A row of cells. A pointer.

  3. Move

    Lesson 3

    Move

    > and <.

  4. Increment

    Lesson 4

    Increment

    + and -.

  5. Output

    Lesson 5

    Output

    . writes the cell as a character.

  6. Input

    Lesson 6

    Input

    , reads a byte.

  7. Loops

    Lesson 7

    Loops

    [ ] while the cell is not zero.

  8. Hello sketch

    Lesson 8

    Hello sketch

    Build a letter carefully.

  9. Comments

    Lesson 9

    Comments

    Any other character is ignored.

  10. A tiny program

    Lesson 10

    A tiny program

    Set, move, loop, print idea.

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