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== Cultural context ==

The cultural context of esolangs has been studied by Geoff Cox, who writes that esolangs "shift attention from command and control toward cultural expression and refusal",<ref>{{harvnb|Cox|2013|page=5}}</ref> seeing esolangs as similar to code art and code poetry, such as [[Mez Breeze]]'s [[mezangelle]], a belief shared by others in field.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The true meaning of esoteric programming languages |url=https://www.apifonica.com/en/blog/esoteric-programming-languages/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Apifonica |language=en}}</ref> Daniel Temkin claims that "esolangs are open-ended systems, natively collaborative, and distanced from any single materialized form," which "challenge or re-affirm wider ideas in programming culture and in how computer science is taught," including the neutral, "professional" style advocated in [[Edsgar Dijkstra]]'s ''The Humble Programmer''. <ref>{{cite journal|last=Temkin|first=Daniel|title=The Less Humble Programmer|journal=DHQ: Digital Humanities Quarterly|date=2023|volume=17|number=2|url=https://www.digitalhumanities.org/dhq/vol/17/2/000698/000698.html}}</ref>

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