Bawkbawk
Bawkbawk is a programming language made by User:Lilchiky, and is for chickens. It has 14 commands, which are separated with whitespace.
| Designed by | User:Lilchiky |
|---|---|
| Appeared in | 2023 |
| Computational class | Total |
| Reference implementation | https://replit.com/@lilchiky/Bawkbawk |
| File extension(s) | .bawkbawk |
Syntax and Overview
Bawkbawk works on a memory of one cell which is set to 0. The 14 commands are:
| Command | Function |
|---|---|
| peck | Decrements the held value |
| feed | Increments the current value |
| chirp | Outputs the current value |
| forage | Multiplies the current value |
| happy | Binary 1 |
| sad | Binary 0 |
| theeggcamefirst | Suffix |
| flyoverthehouse | Suffix |
| rationtheworms | Suffix |
| emptypocket | Skip the next command if the cell is 0 |
| think | Start of comment |
| endthink | End of comment |
| dig | User input |
| retrace | Loop to beginning |
Note that:
- Newlines are allowed, just as long as they end with a whitespace.
- A forage does not need a theeggcamefirst, but it will not multiply without it.
Forage
The forage command is unique among the others, as it requires multiple commands to work. The syntax is as follows:
forage [binary number] [suffix]
Replace [binary number] with a binary number, like so:
| sad | 0 |
| happy | 1 |
The ending of the forage command can be used to modify the end result.
| Suffix | Result |
|---|---|
| theeggcamefirst | Multiplies the value |
| flyoverthehouse | Jumps to the specified command |
| rationtheworms | Divides the value and truncates the result |
Flyoverthehouse will actually jump to the command after the one you specified, like if you did:
forage happy sad flyoverthehouse
it would skip to command 3, not command 2.
Examples
Hello World
feed forage sad happy sad sad happy sad sad sad theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage sad happy sad sad sad happy sad happy theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage sad happy sad sad happy happy sad sad theeggcamefirst chirp chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage happy sad sad happy happy happy happy theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage sad sad happy sad happy happy sad sad theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage sad sad happy sad sad sad sad sad theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage sad happy sad happy sad happy happy happy theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage happy sad sad happy happy happy happy theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage sad happy sad happy sad sad happy sad theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage sad happy sad sad happy happy sad sad theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage sad happy sad sad sad happy sad sad theeggcamefirst chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst
Cat program
dig chirp forage sad theeggcamefirst feed forage sad sad sad sad happy sad happy sad theeggcamefirst chirp retrace
Note: Due to the memory limitations, dig will only accept one character.
Computational class
Even though Bawkbawk has loops, it it not Turing Complete. After 1500 loops, the interpreter will crash and exit the program, so Bawkbawk is in Total.
Implementations
See also
Bawkbawk² is a variant of Bawkbawk.
Chicken is another esolang that is made to be readable by chickens.