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aaronjanse/asciidots

Esolang inspired by ASCII art observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/aaronjanse/asciidots · homepage · Python · AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

66/100

  • Activity 97
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3493
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 18
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1164 stars · 34 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

AsciiDots is an esoteric programming language where dots travel along ASCII-art paths and undergo operations, implemented as a Python interpreter. It also offers an online browser demo for writing and stepping through programs visually.

Use cases

  • run esoteric language programs from ascii art
  • learn a fun visual programming language
  • try code golf challenges in an esolang
  • step through ascii art programs in a browser demo
  • write a quine or fizzbuzz in an esoteric language

When to choose

  • you want a visually striking esolang for fun, education, or code golf
  • you want to run ascii-art programs locally via pip, Docker, or an online demo

When to avoid

  • you need a practical language for real software development
  • you need high performance or a large ecosystem of libraries

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

interpreter programming-language cli programming-languages developer-tools python cross-platform cli browser esolang ascii-art esoteric-language code-golf online-demo esolangs

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
aaronjanse/asciidotsmain66

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="aaronjanse/asciidots")

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