New Scripting Language on the Horizon: TrumpScript

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a proposed programming language called TrumpScript, which is characterized by unique features that reflect the persona of Donald Trump. Participants explore its design, humorous implications, and comparisons to other programming languages, particularly ArnoldC.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants describe TrumpScript's features, such as the exclusion of floating point numbers, the requirement for all numbers to be greater than one million, and the use of "fact" and "lie" instead of boolean values.
  • There is a humorous tone in the discussion, with participants making jokes about the language's design and its potential impact.
  • One participant mentions the existence of a GitHub page for TrumpScript, indicating some level of development or community interest.
  • Comparisons are drawn between TrumpScript and ArnoldC, with suggestions for a faceoff between the two languages.
  • Some participants express skepticism about the effectiveness of TrumpScript, likening it to a bot that merely generates random Trump quotations.
  • There are playful exchanges regarding the language's error messages and the implications of its design choices.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally share a humorous and light-hearted view of TrumpScript, but there is no consensus on its practicality or effectiveness as a programming language. Multiple competing views exist regarding its merits and comparisons to other languages.

Contextual Notes

Some limitations in the discussion include the lack of detailed technical specifications for TrumpScript and the reliance on humor rather than serious analysis of its programming capabilities.

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http://thenextweb.com/us/2016/01/22...donald/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=flipboard

Some Features
  • No floating point numbers, only integers. America never does anything halfway.
  • All numbers must be strictly greater than 1 million. The small stuff is inconsequential to us.
  • There are no import statements allowed. All code has to be home-grown and American made.
  • Instead of True and False, we have fact and lie.
  • Only the most popular English words, Trump’s favorite words, and current politician names can be used as variable names.
  • Error messages are mostly quotes directly taken from Trump himself.
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I can't believe he came so far. My best argument has been: Even me with my poor English, without much practice, I could right away hold a Trump speech. No problem. At most I needed a couple of minutes to grab some pseudo-facts from the internet to pretend knowledge.
Seemingly this isn't argument against him.
 
It even has a GitHub page! :oldlaugh:
 
This is going to be HUGE!
 
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lisab said:
This is going to be HUGE!
Haha I see what you did there :)
 
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I thought of writing a simple "Hello World" program but was afraid I'd get the response:

You're FIRED!
 
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The guy makes me cringe!.. Looking at the other side I cringe too though
 
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lisab said:
This is going to be HUGE!

Make that YUGE!
 
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We need a faceoff between TrumpScript and ArnoldC!
 
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The TS program says: You're FIRED!

and the AS program responds: You're terminated

and so Arnold wins the presidency on the rebirther ticket.
 
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It builds a firewall around your computer and won't let you in?
 
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micromass said:
Breaking news! The Turing test has been passed. We now officially have something that we cannot know is a human or a machine. We call it "Donald Trump". You can talk to him here: http://fusion.net/story/244366/donald-trump-markov-chain-bot/

Huh. Just random Trump quotations. Nor ready for prime time, if you ask me.
 
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Hornbein said:
It builds a firewall around your computer and won't let you in?
Plus it tries to collect money from your bank account for doing so.
 
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Hornbein said:
Huh. Just random Trump quotations. Nor ready for prime time, if you ask me.
That's the point, though. It's indistinguishable from the real thing so it passes the Turing test.
 
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jtbell said:
We need a faceoff between TrumpScript and ArnoldC!
Thanks for this post jtbell, I had never heard of ArnoldC! Hilarious! :oldlaugh:
 

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