Preface FROM THE FUTURE! (2013) Beatnik is a direct result of the flu-like symptoms and subsequent cognitive impairment that come with truly, deeply understanding Forth. Like Forth, it is a stack language that is syntax-free — or, thematically, “syntax is just, like, your opinion, man!” Like all of my esoteric languages written in the cold, dark winter of 2000, the Beatnik specification and example (posted verbatim below) contain an error to detect people trying to implement it. This is...
