"INTERCAL's main advantage over other programming languages is its strict simplicity. It has few capabilities, and thus there are few restrictions to be kept in mind. Since it is an exceedingly easy language to learn, one might expect it would be a good language for initiating novice programmers. Perhaps surprising, then, is the fact that it would be more likely to initiate a novice into a search for another line of work. As it turns out, INTERCAL is more useful (which isn't saying much) as a challenge to professional programmers."
- from The INTERCAL Programming Language Reference Manual, Copyright (C) 1973 by Donald R. Woods, James M. Lyon
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- Muppet Lab's Intercal Resources Features the original specification and a sample source code collection. Links to several compilers and to other Intercal-related sites.
- Jacob Mandelson's Intercal Page Featuring a ROT-13 routine and a short link list.
- Revised Reference Manual Compiled from the original specification and from the comments and clarifications by Howell and Raymond.
- Intercal Resource Page Unofficial Intercal language homepage, maintained by C-Intercal implementor Eric S. Raymond. Documentation, implementations, papers, and tools.
- iperl Using Intercal in Perl.
- Intercal "Hello, World" Program Surprisingly readable chunk of C-Intercal-only source code written by Clemens Meier.
- Threaded Intercal Malcolm Ryan's proposed standard for Threaded Intercal, version 0.2.
- C-Intercal Compiler William Patterson's DOS port of the classic Intercal-to-C compiler coauthored by Eric S. Raymond.
- The Pit Intercal source code by Louis Howell.
- Darren's First Intercal Program This was author's first exercise in INTERCAL programming. It counts down from 500 all the way down to one. It's that simple!
- Catalog of Compilers Intercal Page Idiom's catalog of free compilers and interpreters mentions Intercal.