100hellos/tswizzle repository overview

⁠Hello World! From tswizzle.

Language page⁠ — context, influences, and learning notes on the 100hellos site.

Source on GitHub⁠ (100hellos/tswizzle)

⁠Trying it

docker run --rm --platform="linux/amd64" 100hellos/tswizzle:latest

⁠Modifying it

Read the repo README⁠, or fork the project⁠ and customize it.

For an interactive shell:

docker run --rm --platform="linux/amd64" --entrypoint="" -it 100hellos/tswizzle:latest zsh

⁠TSwizzle

TSwizzle is a Taylor Swift lyrics-inspired esoteric programming language created by abhilipsasahoo03⁠. This implementation uses the upstream TSwizzle interpreter to bring the lyrical programming paradigm to 100hellos.

⁠About TSwizzle

TSwizzle transforms Taylor Swift's iconic lyrics into programming syntax, creating a unique celebrity-themed esoteric language. Much like ArnoldC uses Arnold Schwarzenegger movie quotes, TSwizzle uses Taylor's song lyrics to express programming concepts.

⁠Language Features

⁠Taylor Swift Lyric Commands

⁠Hello World Program

Our implementation showcases multiple TSwizzle keywords:

COUNTER ALL YOUR QUICK REMARKS ~> This is a Taylor Swift themed Hello World program
COUNTER ALL YOUR QUICK REMARKS ~> Using as many TSwizzle keywords as possible!

COUNTER ALL YOUR QUICK REMARKS ~> Initialize our greeting variable
greeting = "Hello World!"

COUNTER ALL YOUR QUICK REMARKS ~> Check if we should display the greeting
should_greet = 1

COUNTER ALL YOUR QUICK REMARKS ~> Conditional logic using Taylor Swift lyrics
IF YOU'VE GOT A should_greet == 1 I'M JEALOUS OF AND I'LL SHOW YOU EVERY VERSION OF greeting TONIGHT

COUNTER ALL YOUR QUICK REMARKS ~> End of our Swift program
GOODBYE GOODBYE GOODBYE

⁠Cultural Significance

TSwizzle represents the intersection of pop culture and programming languages, similar to how:

• ArnoldC uses Schwarzenegger movie quotes
• Shakespeare uses Elizabethan English
• LOLCODE uses internet meme speak

This demonstrates how programming language design can be both functional and culturally expressive.

⁠Interactive Mode

TSwizzle supports a REPL mode where you can:

1. Enter your favorite Taylor Swift era
2. Execute commands interactively
3. Run .tswizzle files with the command: I KNOW THE BRAVEST THING I EVER DID WAS RUN filename.tswizzle

⁠Implementation Details

• Base Language: Python 3
• Upstream Source: abhilipsasahoo03/TSwizzle⁠
• File Extension: .tswizzle
• Paradigm: Lyrical programming / Celebrity-themed esoteric