Jelly Project Overview

1. Project Introduction

Jelly is a simple interpreted programming language developed by Terrascheese. It provides a lightweight programming environment that supports basic programming concepts and features, making it an excellent choice for beginners learning programming fundamentals or for quick scripting tasks.

Current Version: 1.7.0 Compiler Name: Typer Developer: Terrascheese

Jelly is designed to be intuitive and easy to learn, with a syntax that is familiar to users of other programming languages like Python. Despite its simplicity, it offers a surprisingly robust set of features that allow for the creation of useful programs.

2. Project Structure

The Jelly project has a well-organized structure that separates different components of the language implementation.

3. Core Features

Jelly offers a comprehensive set of features that make it a capable programming language for various tasks.

3.1 Interactive REPL Mode

The Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL) provides an interactive environment where users can enter Jelly code and see immediate results.

3.2 File Execution

Jelly can execute code stored in files with extensions .jelly, .jl, or .jly.

3.3 Data Types

Jelly supports several fundamental data types: Numbers, Strings, Booleans, Lists, Dictionaries, and None.

3.4 Control Flow

The language includes robust control flow structures: Conditional statements, Loops, and Loop control.

3.5 Functions

Jelly allows users to define their own functions with parameters and return values.

3.6 Module System

The module system enables users to import and use functionality from both built-in modules and custom modules.

3.7 System Integration

Jelly provides capabilities to interact with the underlying operating system.

3.8 File Operations

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