PiratesCode

About

Ahoy mateys! Real pirates no longer surf the seven seas, they surf the world wide web! Inspired by the swashbuckling buccaneers of legend, PiratesCode be designed to make programming easy and fun for scurvy new programming recruits.

PiratesCode be a language for those fixing to get an education and have fun while doing it! Since we’re all swashbuckling corsairs here, PiratesCode specifically helps ye write secure code so ye can protect your loot. All hop on the Flyin’ Dutchman and set your sails for the sea (of code) with PiratesCode!

Github Repository PiratesCode Grammar

Code Examples

Hello World


ahoy “world!”

Even Or Odd


captain evenOrOdd(int x) -> booty {
    x = -14
    anchor x % 2 == 0
}

For Loops


vargh pirates = [1, 4, 3, 4, -1]
chase int i = 0 until 5 {
    yo pirates[i] < 0 {
        ahoy "invalid pirate!"
        maroon
    } yo ho pirates[i] % 2 == 1 {
        ahoy "found an odd pirate!"
        ahoy pirates[i]
    }
}
[int] numbers = [1, 2, 3]
chase vargh x through numbers {
    ahoy evenOrOdd(x)
}

While Loops


vargh age = 10 
vargh ageLimit = 18
parrot age < ageLimit {
    ahoy "yer a little lad?" 
    yo aye {
        ahoy age < ageLimit ? "aye" : "nay"
    }
    age = age + 1
}
ahoy "yer a pirate!"

If Statements


    yo x < 10 {
        anchor 1
    } yo ho (x < 20) {
        anchor -1
    } ho {
        anchor 0
    }

Classes


            ship Rectangle {
                build (doubloon h, int w) {
                    doubloon me.height = h
                    int me.width = w
                }
                captain getWidth() -> int {
                    anchor me.width
                }
                captain setWidth(int newWidth) -> none {
                    me.width = newWidth
                }
            }
            Rectangle p = new Rectangle(3,4)
            ahoy p.getWidth()
            p.setWidth(15)