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    \$\begingroup\$ I was hoping it wouldn't be brute-forced, but you still get the bounty \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 19, 2018 at 13:56
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    \$\begingroup\$ @JoKing I was hoping it would be :D ... I've been meaning to write a brute forcer for linear programs for ages and never got around to it, so I'm glad someone finally did. \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 19, 2018 at 13:57
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    \$\begingroup\$ Any plans on posting the brute-forcer as well? \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 20, 2018 at 0:29
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    \$\begingroup\$ @JoKing Before posting the brute force program, I need to optimize it and make sure that it doesn't produce a shorter solution in a reasonable amount of time. \$\endgroup\$ Commented May 20, 2018 at 13:17
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Oliphaunt The point is they're alphabetical (so interpreters will usually set the memory cell to the Unicode value of the character), and e.g. 288 mod 256 = 32 (ASCII code of space) so that the character 288 followed by ; will print a space. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Sep 25, 2024 at 7:03