Brainfuck Interpreter (C++ & Python)

Reasonably optimized, just for fun.

C++ Version

Build (requires g++):

make release

Run:

./brainfuck_cpp programs/hello.bf

Python Version

Run:

python main.py programs/hello.bf

Benchmarks

Minimum runtime out of 5 runs each time:

Program	Python 3.13.7	PyPy 3.11.13	g++ 15.2.1
fibint.bf	1.35 s	0.09 s	0.01 s
golden.bf	2.21 s	0.16 s	0.03 s
towers.bf	13.93 s	1.06 s	0.16 s
mandelbrot.bf	128.03 s	10.11 s	2.07 s