nommiin/_axolotl

_axolotl

_axolotl is an esoteric programming language that is made of in-line coloured pixels programmed in GameMaker: Studio.

Why?

No reason really, if I had to give one I guess it'd be boredom. This isn't meant to be a real programming "language", I'm just doing this for reaserch and learning purposes. A lot of features you might see in other programming languages are missing.

Features

Summary: You can push strings to the stack (maximum length of 255) and then print them out... that's it for now.

Current:

• The ability to push strings to the program's stack.
• The ability to print the string inside of the stack.
• The ability to save a .png file of the cartridge.

Planned:

• Actual programming logic (if statements, variables, adding values)
• Looping
• Functions
• Drawing Graphics
• Playing Audio
• Make a compiler that isn't horrible

Dreams:

• An example game made in _axolotl
• A calculator made in _axolotl
• Lua to _axolotl
• GML to _axolotl

Questions

Q: Do you have any idea what you're doing? A: Nope.

Q: Why? A: See above.

Q: No really, why? A: See above.

Q: Why GameMaker Language? A: Well, I've been using it forever now... so I'm just most comfortable with it.

Q: Is this meant to be like Piet? A: No, I actually have no idea about Piet before making _axolotl.

Q: Can I make the next Call of Duty in this? A: Yes.