#brainfuck

2026-10-15 Show HN: GBFC – AOT and JIT Compiler Brainfuck and Brainfuck++ unrated GBFC stands for General BrainFuck Compiler. In the compiler, I implemented 7 optimizations and many small optimizations outside the optimizer module, which allows the Mandelbrot set to be rendered in 0.9–1.1 seconds (about twice as slow as Rust, but remember, this is BrainFuck). You can see other benchmarks in the Github repo (README) and run them yourself. I’ve also implemented peval (evaluation during the compilation phase up to the first ‘,’), which increases compilation time but allows the program to run much faster (this can be disabled or limited) The project is written in Rust; includes Brainfuck++ as a second BF variant (by Jacob I., which adds 6 new commands). This compiler is AOT AND JIT.

2026-09-28 Show HN: Jobless Joke Language (JJL), a Brainf***-inspired esoteric language unrated JJL is a small esoteric programming language inspired by Brainfuck, featuring absolute memory navigation, multiplier arithmetic, non-destructive inspection, and inline conditionals. Originally conceived as a small programming experiment, it turned into a surprisingly entertaining exercise in language design and interpreter implementation.