COBOL

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This is not the page of the non-esoteric language COBOL.

COBOL is an esoteric programming language designed by User:IslandHopper973. It stands for "Card Orientations Based Object Language", and it takes the form of Player, Game and Deck definitions. The Deck definition consists of a list of playing cards, each of which is linked to some instruction.

Example programs

The cat program:

Players: Jim, Bob
Game 1
 
3H,8H,5D,1S,6D,KC,QC,KC,4H,KC,1S,KC,7D,KC,6H,KC,
1S,KC,1S,KC,1C,KC,4D,KC,4D,KC,8H,KC,2S,KC,6H,KC,
1S,KC,5D,KC,6D,KC,5H,KC,7H,KC,1H,KC,QC,KC,1S,KC,
2C,KC,4D.

A program which prints the lyrics to 10 Green Bottles (a shorter alternative to 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall):

Players: Jim
Game 1
 
4H,1S,10S,6H,1S,5D,6D,8D,1S,8D,1S,QH,7Q,1H,QC,8R,1H,QC,QR,1H,QC,KH,QQ,1H,QC,
5R,1H,QC,3Q,1H,QC,KH,QQ,1H,QC,1S,2H,QC,KH,QQ,1H,QC,8D,2S,KH,QQ,1H,QC,10R,
1H,QC,4Q,1H,QC,8R,1H,QC,JR,1H,QC,6Q,1H,QC,2Q,1H,QC,KH,QQ,1H,QC,1R,1H,QC,2R,
1H,QC,2R,1H,QC,5R,1H,QC,2Q,1H,QC,3R,1H,QC,7Q,1H,QC,10Q,1H,QC,1R,1H,QC,6Q,1H,
QC,6Q,1H,QC,KR,1H,QC,KH,QQ,1H,QC,3Q,1H,QC,1R,1H,QC,6Q,1H,QC,6Q,1H,QC,KH,QR,
1H,QC,1S,2C,QH,10Q,1H,QC,4Q,1H,QC,3R,1H,QC,9Q,1H,QC,3R,1H,QC,KH,KR,1H,QC,
6Q,JC,1H,QC,1H,QC,KH,QQ,1H,QC,1Q,1H,QC,3R,1H,QC,8D,1S,KH,9Q,1H,QC,KH,QR,JC,
1H,QC,1H,QC,4D.
 
Fixture: 1
 
Players: Jim
Game 1
 
6H,1S,2H,QC,KH,QQ,1H,QC,8D,2S,1S,2C,1D,1S,1C,2D,10R,1H,QC,4D,3D,1D,2D,KC,4D,
3D,10R,1H,QC,4D,4D,KH,QQ,1H,QC,8D,3S.
 
Fixture: 2
 
Players: Jim
Game 1
 
4R,1H,QC,9Q,1H,QC,3R,1H,QC,3R,1H,QC,7Q,1H,QC,KH,QQ,1H,QC,1Q,1H,QC,8R,1H,QC,
10Q,1H,QC,10Q,1H,QC,6Q,1H,QC,3R,1H,QC.
 
Fixture: 3
 
Players: Jim
Game 1
 
10R,1H,QC,10Q,1H,QC,1R,1H,QC,7Q,1H,QC,2Q,1H,QC,5R,1H,QC,7Q,1H,QC,4R,1H,QC,
KH,QQ,1H,QC,8R,1H,QC,7Q,1H,QC,KH,QQ,1H,QC,10Q,1H,QC,4Q,1H,QC,3R,1H,QC,KH,
QQ,1H,QC,QR,1H,QC,1R,1H,QC,6Q,1H,QC,6Q,1H,QC,KH,QR,1H,QC.

External resources

• The specification for COBOL (from the Wayback Machine; retrieved on 10 June 2012)