pointless

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pointless is a programming language created in 2020 by Avery N. Nortonsmith.

Source code:

git clone https://github.com/pointless-lang/pointless

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Pointless: a scripting language for learning and fun

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pointless is developed on GitHub and has 121 stars
pointless first developed in https://github.com/pointless-lang
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Example from the web:

import "chart.ptls" as chart
 
output =
  iterate(collatzStep, 175)
  |> takeWhile(greaterThan(1))
  |> chart.scale(8)
  |> println

collatzStep(n) =
  if n % 2 == 0 then n / 2 else n * 3 + 1

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