aaronjanse/asciidots
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Esolang inspired by ASCII art observed · 2026-10-06
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 89
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3542
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 66
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1167 stars · 34 forks observed · 2026-10-06
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
- readme: https://github.com/aaronjanse/asciidots · fetched 2026-10-06 · 87b5feafc430
- homepage: https://ajanse.me/asciidots · fetched 2026-08-29 · 46a2ea1243e0
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| aaronjanse/asciidots | main | 63 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="aaronjanse/asciidots")
Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem