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Xaxa
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Xaxa is a language derived from BF made by User:ChuckEsoteric08.
Commands
| Command | Meaning |
|---|---|
> |
move pointer to the right and increment cell under the pointer |
- |
decrement cell under the pointer |
< |
move pointer to the left |
? |
skip all commands until next ! if zero
|
^ |
back to command n, where n is value of cell under the pointer (0 indexed) |
. |
output cell |
, |
input number and store it in the current cell |
It has unbouned array of unbounded integers, and whether it is signed or unsigned depends on the implementation
Examples
Infinity loop
>^
Cat program
>,.<^
Truth-machine
,?.^!.
Computational class
The language is Turing-complete as it can simulate counter machines easily in similar way as FRACTRAN does.
Interpreter
- Common Lisp implementation of the Xaxa programming language.