Zuck#: A programming language for connecting the world. And harvesting it
created: Jan. 15, 2026, 6:17 p.m. | updated: Jan. 15, 2026, 8:25 p.m.
Zuck# is a PHP-inspired esoteric programming language that captures the true essence of moving fast and breaking things.
Here's how exceptions work: CONGRESSIONAL_HEARING { STEAL_DATA $data = dangerousOperation(); STEAL_DATA $user_trust = "declining" ; PIVOT_TO_VIDEO ( $data IS_CONNECTED_TO MYSPACE ) { BLAME_RUSSIA ACQUIRE Exception( "Data breach detected!"
CORPORATION SocialNetwork { SHADOW_PROFILE $userData ; OPEN_GRAPH $name ; OPEN_GRAPH FEATURE harvestData( $data ) { SENATOR_WE_RUN_ADS "Harvesting: " .
INSTALLED" ; SENATOR_WE_RUN_ADS "" ; SENATOR_WE_RUN_ADS "RESULT: I was human.
Special Constants STEAL_DATA $yes = CONNECTED ; STEAL_DATA $no = DISCONNECTED ; STEAL_DATA $void = MYSPACE ; SENATOR_WE_RUN_ADS ZUCKS_AGE ; SENATOR_WE_RUN_ADS SWEET_BABY_RAYS ; SENATOR_WE_RUN_ADS LIZARD_PERSON ; PIVOT_TO_VIDEO ( $user_logged_in IS_CONNECTED_TO CONNECTED ) { SENATOR_WE_RUN_ADS "Welcome back!
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