A satirical esoteric programming language that uses corporate jargon as its instruction set to manipulate registers and perform computations.
Strategic Communication is a satirical esoteric programming language that uses corporate buzzwords as its instruction set. It allows developers to write programs entirely in business jargon, where phrases like "align Engineering with stakeholder engagement" perform operations like setting register values or controlling program flow. The language parodies the vagueness of corporate speak by mapping it to precise computational logic.
Developers interested in esoteric programming languages, satire, or computational humor, as well as those exploring creative ways to critique corporate culture through code.
It offers a unique, humorous take on programming language design by fully committing to a corporate jargon theme, providing a fully functional interpreter with registers, I/O, and control flow, making it both a joke and a legitimate (if impractical) language.
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The language fully commits to its corporate jargon theme, mapping phrases like 'innovate' to increment operations, providing a unique humorous experience that critiques business culture.
Includes eight registers, I/O operations with UTF-8 encoding, and control flow with labels and conditional jumps, making it a functionally complete esolang for experimentation.
A VS Code syntax highlighter is available from a community contributor, enhancing the coding experience slightly despite the niche nature.
Uses department names as constants that can be concatenated (e.g., 'Engineering and Marketing' for 15), adding a creative layer to numeric representation.
The interpreter is naively implemented, re-parsing lines on each execution, leading to slow performance as admitted in the README, with FizzBuzz taking multiple seconds.
The language deliberately omits comments, claiming they're unnecessary, which hinders code documentation and debugging in a syntax already obscure due to jargon.
Beyond the basic interpreter and a syntax highlighter, there are no standard libraries, package managers, or advanced tools, restricting practical utility.
The corporate jargon syntax, while humorous, makes the language difficult to learn and use for any purpose beyond satire, with no straightforward mapping for beginners.