# jonlang # What is it? jonlang is an easy programming language built as a joke. # How do I use it? jonlang has pretty simple rules -: - All programs must begin with `hi, jon !` and end with `bye, jon !` - All lines must start with `jon,` and end with an exclamation point `!` ## Commands ### `say` - output and input | Command | Description | Usage Examples | |-|-|-| |say \ | prints messages onto the console| `jon, say "Hello, World" !`| say \ and read into \| prints a prompt onto the console and gets input into the specified variable| `jon, say "Name: " and read into name as text!`| say \ and read aloud \ | prints a message and the value of a variable | `jon, say "Your name is :" and read aloud name !`| --- > [!TIP] > The read into operation needs a type that can be `number` or `text` ### `remember` - variable control | Command | Description | Usage Examples | |-|-|-| |remember that \ is \ | sets variables | `jon, remember that pi is 3.14 !`| |remember that \ will be \| do math with variables| `jon, remember that s_square will be s times s`| ---- > [!TIP] > The above expression takes 4 keywords for math: > |operation|keyword| > |-|-| > | Addition | plus| > | Subtraction | minus | > | Multiplication | times | > | Division | by |