Popdata.bf [ Fully Tested ]

"Because," Elara said, "Brainfuck, despite its name, is fully deterministic. The . command outputs a character. The + and - adjust values. This program was a compressed, run-length encoded way of storing numbers. For example, ++++++++++ means 'add 10'—that’s the start of a population count."

Ben looked horrified. "Why would anyone do that?" popdata.bf

City,Population Avalon, 84521 Bristol, 120044 Cantown, 35209 ... "It worked!" Ben cheered. "But how did you know?" "Because," Elara said, "Brainfuck, despite its name, is

# Step 1: Don't panic. Identify the file type. file popdata.bf # Output: popdata.bf: Brainfuck program, ASCII text "See? The system knows it’s code. Now, we need a Brainfuck interpreter. Most don't come installed by default, so we use a portable one." " Elara said