Lesser known programming languages

From Esolang

The lesser known programming languages are a set of joke languages described in an article by John Unger Zussman published in InfoWorld, Oct 4, 1982. This makes them some of the oldest known esoteric programming languages.

[edit] The languages

• C-
• COCAINE
• DOGO
• FIFTH
• LAIDBACK
• LITHP
• SARTRE
• SIMPLE
• SLOBOL
• VALGOL

[edit] Later additions

Several variations of the list exists. Further verification of its history would be welcome.

• FASTBOL, FOCUSALL, GERITOL and PINBOL seem to originate from the Pi Mu Epsilon Journal, Volume 8, #9, 1983.
• RENE is quite common.

[edit] External resources

• UseNet post.
• Page by Darrel Damon including several of the extensions mentioned.
• The thalia.org Humor Archives - Computers, search for Little Known Computer Languages. References the Pi Mu Epsilon Journal.