The difference being that both are irrational, but pi is transcendental while root 2 is merely algebraic. While I favour the transcendental, pi lacks the pizzazz of i^i — if this world is but a number, what more fitting than the imaginary unit raised to the power of the imaginary unit?

The ]…[ words are a roll-your-own control flow system that does not require compiler intervention, isolates you from the instruction pointers, and means the processor really is just a depth first traversal – branches etc are not a special case.

Apparently not that long a while. I had some time and that was fun. :-)

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Cool. That looks like a tricky one for someone fresh to the language. Before I look at your code I'm going to see what I come up with so you can compare, if you're interested.

(Might be a while. Xmas looms…)

Currently updating the Python version and reimplementing in JavaScript, and have already done 700+ Rosetta codes in Quackery to test the Python version, so Euler can wait. Maybe to test the JavaScript version when it’s finished…

Actually bignums. Efficiency not a priority.

Just one more, then I'll stop.

Challenge accepted. :-)

projecteuler.net/problem=1
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Hmm. Pernis is a genus of hawk, and delicious means "tasty", so… "tasty bird".