Want to write a program? Want to write a story? Why not both?
Many people think that in order to be a fine programmer, one must also be a good writer. narrative programming language takes this notion to the next level - All narrative programs are stories and all stories are narrative programs, and should be judged by their literary quality as much as by their functionality.
Technically speaking, narrative presents an alternative, more creative syntax to the widely-used brainfuck programming language. Only, instead of being minimalistic, it is quite the opposite. Every word in your story represents a single instruction (equivalent to a brainfuck instruction), determined by its first letter.
| Opening letter | Brainfuck equivalent |
|---|---|
| e, r, u, v | + |
| t, d, m ,k | - |
| a, l, w, j | > |
| o, c, f, x | < |
| i, g, q | [ |
| n, y, z | ] |
| s, p | . |
| h, b | , |
The following program prints "Hello World!":
Once upon a time...