# aaronjanse/asciidots

Esolang inspired by ASCII art

Repository: https://github.com/aaronjanse/asciidots
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/asciidots
Homepage: https://ajanse.me/asciidots
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: esoteric-language, ascii-art, esolang, python3, python, programming-language, asciidots
Last push: 2026-08-15T16:20:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3493, "days_push": 18, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1164, forks 34 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:49.944690+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: interpreter, programming-language, cli
- domain: programming-languages, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform, cli, browser
- tags: esolang, ascii-art, esoteric-language, code-golf, online-demo, esolangs

## Member repositories
- aaronjanse/asciidots (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.944690+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:22:57.794528+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aaronjanse/asciidots (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.944690+00:00, sha 87b5feafc430)
  - homepage: https://ajanse.me/asciidots (fetched 2026-08-29T12:35:29.501482+00:00, sha 46a2ea1243e0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.