version 1.0.0, 2013-10-25 : Initial version
Draw a Mandelbrot set using a perl one-liner
Draws a Mandelbrot set in ascii art.This one prints out a Mandelbrot set in ascii art. For more informations about Mandelbrot set which is a matematical set whose boundary is a recognizable two-dimensional fractral shape, check the dedicated wikipedia page!
perl -e 'local $\="\n";$y=$_/13-1.5,print map{$a=$b=0;$c=64;$b=2*$a*$b+$y,$a=$p-$q+$_/33-1.5 while--$c&&($p=$a*$a)+($q=$b*$b)<2;$c?substr("!torblednaM",$c%11,1):" "}(0..78)for(0..38)'
Output:
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