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I'm not qualified to give suggestions, so I'll just use them as examples in the Guidelines section
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how could I forget Lua the GOAT?
 
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Examples of simple programming-languages (typically [[wikipedia:Turing_tarpit|Turing tarpits]]):
Examples of simple programming-languages (typically [[wikipedia:Turing_tarpit|Turing tarpits]]):


* [[wikipedia:Forth_(programming_language)|Forth]].<ref>https://github.com/cesarblum/sectorforth</ref> Recommended by 100R.
*[[wikipedia:Forth_(programming_language)|Forth]].<ref>https://github.com/cesarblum/sectorforth</ref> Recommended by 100R.
* [[wikipedia:Lisp_(programming_language)|Lisp]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tunney |first=Justine |date=2021-10-30 |title=SectorLISP Now Fits in One Sector |url=https://justine.lol/sectorlisp/ |access-date=2026-04-26}}</ref>
*[[wikipedia:Lisp_(programming_language)|Lisp]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tunney |first=Justine |date=2021-10-30 |title=SectorLISP Now Fits in One Sector |url=https://justine.lol/sectorlisp/ |access-date=2026-04-26}}</ref>
*[[wikipedia:Lambda_calculus|λ-Calculus]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tunney |first=Justine |date=2022-02-27 |title=Lambda Calculus in 383 Bytes |url=https://justine.lol/lambda/ |access-date=2026-04-26}}</ref> IMO, the most minimal of all. No way to beat it!
*[[wikipedia:Lambda_calculus|λ-Calculus]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tunney |first=Justine |date=2022-02-27 |title=Lambda Calculus in 383 Bytes |url=https://justine.lol/lambda/ |access-date=2026-04-26}}</ref> IMO, the most minimal of all. No way to beat it!
*[[wikipedia:Brainfuck|Brainfuck]]
*[[wikipedia:Brainfuck|Brainfuck]]
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Examples:
Examples:


* [[User:Rudxain/Unix|Unix-like systems]], and their [https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/idx/utilities.html utilities]
*[[User:Rudxain/Unix|Unix-like systems]], and their [https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/idx/utilities.html utilities]
* [[wikipedia:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], because it's the common subset among [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] systems
*[[wikipedia:MS-DOS|MS-DOS]], because it's the common subset among [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] systems
* [[wikipedia:C_(programming_language)|C]]. BTW, there's a C-compiler that makes ''extremely''-portable executables.<ref>https://justine.lol/cosmopolitan/</ref>
*[[wikipedia:C_(programming_language)|C]]. BTW, there's a C-compiler that makes ''extremely''-portable executables.<ref>https://justine.lol/cosmopolitan/</ref>


===Interoperability===
===Interoperability===
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Examples:
Examples:


* [[wikipedia:Zig_(programming_language)|Zig]], which has "reusable software" as part of its slogan. It also has C [[wikipedia:Interoperability|interop]]. However, it's still in an [[wikipedia:API#Public_API_implications|API-unstable]] state, so you'll have to wait before everything is settled.
*[[wikipedia:Lua|Lua]]. A simple and powerful lang built for embeddability and [[wikipedia:Extensibility|extensibility]]. It's also '''the''' lang used to make MediaWiki modules.
*[[wikipedia:Zig_(programming_language)|Zig]], which has "reusable software" as part of its slogan. It also has C [[wikipedia:Interoperability|interop]]. However, it's still in an [[wikipedia:API#Public_API_implications|API-unstable]] state, so you'll have to wait before everything is settled.


===Archivability===
===Archivability===