jag-language

The language for beginners.

Jag is easy to read and write, and is meant to look like English. This makes it easy for people unfamiliar with programming concepts to get started.

Things you can do

There are 9 things you can do in Jag.

You can set variables with the set command, like so:

set var1 to "hippos"

set var1 to var2

set var1 to var1 + 1

You can output things with the speak command, like so:

speak "hippos"

speak var1

speak 42

The record command is used to take input. You can use it in the following ways:

record var1
>>>[enter something here]

record "I need some input here! " to var1
>>>I need some input here! [enter something here]

Jag can convert as well. Here are some examples:

make var1 be "hippos" uppercase
#var1 now equals "HIPPOS"

make var1 be "VELOCIRAPTORS" lowercase
#var1 has been set to "velociraptors"

make var1 be "101" number
#var1 equals 101.0

make var1 be 202 string
#var1 is now "202"

There are some functions in Jag which you might not need to use very often, like clear, pause, and sleep.

clear
#Clears screen

pause
>>>Press enter to continue 

sleep 10.5
#Don't do anything for ten and a half seconds.

Jag has if statements and comparisons.

These comparisons are equals, does not equal, is greater than, and is less than.

Use them like this:

if var1 equals "hippos"
    [code]
end if

if 1 does not equal var1
    [code]
end if

if var1 is less than 7
    [code]
end if

if var1 is greater than 42
    [code]
end if

Finally, Jag has a while loop. You can make one like this:

while [comparison]
    [code]
end loop

While loops use the same comparisons that if statements do.

There are some things that were shown in the examples but not described. If you didn't understand them, here they are:

• Jag can do math with numbers and variables with number values (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).
• When putting code in a while loop or if statement, you must indent the code so that it is one (1) tab farther to the right than the beginning of the loop or statement.
• Jag only uses floating points so beginners won't be confused by trying to divide 1 by 2 and getting 0.

That's it! Have fun coding in Jag!