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Binary Lambda Calculus is an esoteric programming language created in 2004 by John Tromp.

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Binary lambda calculus (BLC) is a minimal, pure functional programming language invented by John Tromp in 2004,[1] based on a binary encoding of the untyped lambda calculus in De Bruijn index notation.


Example from Riju:
001010100100100001100101011011000110110001101111001011000010 000001110111011011110111001001101100011001000010000100001010
Example from hello-world:
Hello World
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