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Worth mentioning that the intent of brainfuck was to create a language with the smallest possible compiler.

Wikipedia claims [1] that most brainfuck compilers are < 200 bytes.

[1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck

Yes, I nearly put that in, but it didn't feel right. I've only given a very basic introduction to the language - the purpose of the blog was to teach the language rather than give its history.

Not quite - "Several brainfuck compilers have been made smaller than 200 bytes." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck

I added this to the post in the end - on reflection I think you're right that it's worth mentioning.

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