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		matheusmoreira on April 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The xz attack shell script Any language can become a turing tarpit if you try hard enough.

eru on April 3, 2024 [–]

Some languages make you try harder, some less so.

And not all languages are Turing complete in the first place. Not even all useful languages.

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