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The simplest OISC.", "stars": "134"}, {"name": "Folders", "url": "https://github.com/rottytooth/Folders", "description": "Code written with folders.", "stars": "386"}, {"name": "FreakC", "url": "https://github.com/FreakC-Foundation/FreakC", "description": "Full-blown programming language with NSFW contents and memes.", "stars": "130"}, {"name": "Fugue", "url": "https://esolangs.org/wiki/Fugue", "description": "Music as source code."}, {"name": "Golfscript", "url": "http://www.golfscript.com/golfscript", "description": "Stack oriented, aimed at solving problems in as few keystrokes as possible."}, {"name": "Haifu", "url": "http://www.dangermouse.net/esoteric/haifu.html", "description": "Designed with the core values of Eastern philosophy in mind."}, {"name": "INTERCAL", "url": "http://www.catb.org/~esr/intercal", "description": "Parody language intended to be completely different from other languages."}, {"name": "Japt", "url": "https://github.com/ETHproductions/japt", "description": "Reduced JavaScript for golfing.", "stars": "76"}, {"name": "Jelly", "url": "https://github.com/DennisMitchell/jellylanguage", "description": "Golfing language based on J.", "stars": "905"}, {"name": "JellyScript", "url": "https://github.com/nguyenphuminh/Jellyscript", "description": "Brainfuck-based with delicious jelly."}, {"name": "JSFuck", "url": "https://github.com/aemkei/jsfuck", "description": "Esoteric programming style based on the atomic parts of JavaScript.", "stars": "8.6k"}, {"name": "Lazy K", "url": "https://tromp.github.io/cl/lazy-k.html", "description": "Minimal, turing-complete pure functional language without extra features."}, {"name": "legit", "url": "https://morr.cc/legit", "description": "Programs defined entirely by the graph of the git repository instead of its contents."}, {"name": "LolCode", "url": "http://lolcode.org", "description": "Language with keywords based on the lolcat meme expressions."}, {"name": "Malbolge", "url": "https://esolangs.org/wiki/Malbolge", "description": "Named after the 8th level of hell, is designed to be as difficult as possible to program."}, {"name": "Mindfck", "url": "https://github.com/angrykoala/mindfck", "description": "High level language that transpiles to Brainfuck.", "stars": "6"}, {"name": "Monicelli", "url": "https://github.com/esseks/monicelli", "description": "Programming using Italian-like gibberish.", "stars": "1.4k"}, {"name": "Ni", "url": "https://github.com/DeybisMelendez/ni", "description": "Brainfuck-based with more helpful instructions.", "stars": "6"}, {"name": "Omgrofl", "url": "https://esolangs.org/wiki/Omgrofl", "description": "Syntax resembling Internet slang."}, {"name": "Ook!", "url": "http://www.dangermouse.net/esoteric/ook.html", "description": "Brainfuck-based language, where the commands are orangutan words."}, {"name": "Orca", "url": "https://hundredrabbits.itch.io/orca", "description": "Livecoding environment to quickly create procedural audio sequencers."}, {"name": "Piet", "url": "http://www.dangermouse.net/esoteric/piet.html", "description": "Language in which programs look like abstract paintings using colors as code. 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