Why No One Should Learn This Programming Language
To say that this programming language is complex is not totally right. You should say it’s completely absurd.
In 1998, just one year after I was born, Ben Olmstead invented the programming language named after Dante’s Inferno, eighth circle of hell. It’s called the Malebolge.
It should be known that this was created as an esoteric programming language, meaning it’s designed to test the boundaries of computer programming software or simply as a joke.
Let’s learn what made this one of the worst programming languages to learn with some code examples below.
What Made it So ‘Bad’?
Malebolge made it virtually impossible to program productively for several reasons. It is so complex that any attempt for practical use for real software development will frustrate even the best coders out there.
First off, the creator's design of this language is made impossible to understand. This should tell you everything you need to know moving forward.
Even though it has instructions, they are basically not understandable as a human.
You cannot declare variable names. There are only numeric labels. All the data manipulation is done via memory addresses, which is a nightmare!
There is no error checking, not even a little bit. No exceptions. Nothing. If you make a small error when coding, the whole program crashes without giving you any information as to why it happened.
The program was not even Turing complete, it took several revisions a few years back to make it. I believe it was Malebolge-20 that made it complete.
The First Program Made with Malebolge
The journey of every new programmer learning a new programming language usually starts by learning how to code a simple Hellow World application.
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