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5050BrainF
| Paradigm(s) | imperative |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Joe |
| Appeared in | 2024 |
| Memory system | tape |
| Dimensions | one-dimensional |
| Computational class | Unknown |
| Reference implementation | In Factor (GitHub) |
| Influenced by | Brainfuck |
| File extension(s) | .5050 |
5050BrainF is an esolang made by User:Joe, which is just Brainfuck but the commands + - < > have a 50% chance of doing their function or doing nothing.
Determinism
Many programs are not deterministic and are impossible to predict the output, but since loops always work normally, along with IO operations, some programs are deterministic.
Examples
Demonstrating the randomness:
C:\factor-0.99\factor\5050brainf>type test.bf "++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++." C:\factor-0.99\factor\5050brainf>.\5050brainf test.bf ↔ C:\factor-0.99\factor\5050brainf>.\5050brainf test.bf + C:\factor-0.99\factor\5050brainf>.\5050brainf test.bf % C:\factor-0.99\factor\5050brainf>.\5050brainf test.bf ▼ C:\factor-0.99\factor\5050brainf>.\5050brainf test.bf $ C:\factor-0.99\factor\5050brainf>.\5050brainf test.bf ↓ C:\factor-0.99\factor\5050brainf>.\5050brainf test.bf " C:\factor-0.99\factor\5050brainf>
Some deterministic programs:
Skip rightwards to an empty cell
[>]
Skip leftwards to an empty cell
[<]
Clear current cell
[-]
Computational class
The computational class is currently unknown. It is likely to be arbitrarily Turing complete. That is, if given some probability p, there is likely a way to convert an arbitrary Brainfuck program into a 5050BrainF program which gives the correct result with a probability matching or exceeding p. No known method of doing this exists, but likely will rely on the determinism of loops.