Shakespeare Programming Language

<p>The Shakespeare Programming Language (SPL) is an <a href="/facts/Esoteric_programming_language/nyRNfC2P">esoteric programming language</a> designed by Jon Åslund and Karl Wiberg. Like the <a href="/facts/Chef_programming_language/nyRNfC2P">Chef programming language</a>, it is designed to make programs appear to be something other than programs — in this case, <a href="/facts/Shakespeare/ohI96JTv">Shakespearean</a> plays.
</p><p>A character list in the beginning of the program declares a number of <a href="/facts/Stack_(data_structure)/bj7l94v1">stacks</a>, naturally with names like "Romeo" and "Juliet". These characters enter into dialogue with each other in which they manipulate each other's topmost values, push and pop each other, and do <a href="/facts/I%2fO/WQTE8Jas">I/O</a>. The characters can also ask each other questions which behave as <a href="/facts/Conditional_(programming)/8gDQTqUD">conditional statements</a>. On the whole, the programming model is very similar to <a href="/facts/Assembly_language/7XuV0cla">assembly language</a> but much more verbose.
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Shakespeare Programming Language