ArnoldC

Esoteric programming language based on the one-liners of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Hello World

IT'S SHOWTIME
  TALK TO THE HAND "Hello World!"
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

Coding Guide

Language Version

ArnoldC

Execution Model

• Compiled language where all keywords are Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes
• Code is compiled and then executed
• Uses Arnold's movie quotes for all programming constructs

Key Characteristics

• ARNOLD QUOTES AS KEYWORDS: Every construct is a Schwarzenegger quote
• Case-sensitive
• Statically typed (like Java)

Code format

• Full program. Your fragment is a complete program: IT'S SHOWTIME, then your statements, then YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED.

Minimal fragment (copy and adapt)

IT'S SHOWTIME
  TALK TO THE HAND "Hello from fragment!"
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

Key ArnoldC Concepts

• IT'S SHOWTIME / YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED: Program start/end
• TALK TO THE HAND: Print output (TALK TO THE HAND "message")
• HEY CHRISTMAS TREE / YOU SET US UP: Declare integer variable (HEY CHRISTMAS TREE varname then YOU SET US UP value). I NEED YOUR CLOTHES YOUR BOOTS AND YOUR MOTORCYCLE is for method arguments only.
• GET TO THE CHOPPER: Assignment (GET TO THE CHOPPER VAR)
• HERE IS MY INVITATION: Set value (HERE IS MY INVITATION "value")
• ENOUGH TALK: End assignment
• GET UP: Addition (GET UP 5)
• GET DOWN: Subtraction (GET DOWN 3)
• YOU'RE FIRED: Multiplication (YOU'RE FIRED 2)
• HE HAD TO SPLIT: Division (HE HAD TO SPLIT 2)
• CONSIDER THAT A DIVORCE: Modulo (CONSIDER THAT A DIVORCE 3)
• YOU ARE NOT YOU YOU ARE ME: Equality comparison
• LET OFF SOME STEAM BENNET: Greater than
• BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SAY PLEASE: If (BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SAY PLEASE value then statements then YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR LOGIC)
• BULLSHIT: Else (between if and YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR LOGIC)
• STICK AROUND: While loop (STICK AROUND ... CHILL)

Common Patterns

• Print: TALK TO THE HAND "message"
• Variable: HEY CHRISTMAS TREE var then YOU SET US UP initialValue
• Assignment: GET TO THE CHOPPER var then HERE IS MY INVITATION value (and optional ops) then ENOUGH TALK
• Math: GET TO THE CHOPPER result then HERE IS MY INVITATION 5 then GET UP 10 then ENOUGH TALK
• Stdin (integer): declare var, then GET YOUR ASS TO MARS var, DO IT NOW, I WANT TO ASK YOU A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND I WANT TO HAVE THEM ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY, then use var.
• If/else: BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SAY PLEASE value then statements, optional BULLSHIT and else block, then YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR LOGIC
• Loop: STICK AROUND value then statements then CHILL

Examples

IT'S SHOWTIME
  TALK TO THE HAND "Hello, World!"
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

IT'S SHOWTIME
  TALK TO THE HAND "Math is easy!"
  TALK TO THE HAND "5 + 10 = 15"
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

IT'S SHOWTIME
  HEY CHRISTMAS TREE sum
  YOU SET US UP 0
  GET TO THE CHOPPER sum
  HERE IS MY INVITATION 5
  GET UP 10
  ENOUGH TALK
  TALK TO THE HAND sum
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

Caveats

• Stdin: Integer only. Use GET YOUR ASS TO MARS var, DO IT NOW, then I WANT TO ASK YOU A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND I WANT TO HAVE THEM ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY to read one integer into var. No string/line stdin.
• ArnoldC has no documented argv; use stdin or hardcoded values for input.
• Fragments must be valid ArnoldC that compiles without errors
• Variables must be declared before use (HEY CHRISTMAS TREE varname then YOU SET US UP value)
• Assignment requires the full GET TO THE CHOPPER ... ENOUGH TALK pattern
• Use TALK TO THE HAND for output (not print or System.out.println)
• Remember: This is a REAL language (just with Arnold quotes!)
• Make fragments idempotent—repeated runs should succeed without manual cleanup
• GET TO THE CHOPPER - Always end assignments with ENOUGH TALK

Pro Tips

• IT'S SHOWTIME - Program start
• TALK TO THE HAND - The only way to output (because Arnold said so)
• GET TO THE CHOPPER - For all assignments (because helicopters are cool)
• STICK AROUND - For loops (because Arnold wants you to stay)
• YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED - Program end

Hasta la vista, baby! (That's Spanish for "see you later" - Arnold's favorite phrase)

Fraglet Scripts

Math

#!/usr/bin/env -S fragletc --vein=arnoldc
IT'S SHOWTIME
  HEY CHRISTMAS TREE sum
  YOU SET US UP 0
  GET TO THE CHOPPER sum
  HERE IS MY INVITATION 5
  GET UP 10
  ENOUGH TALK
  TALK TO THE HAND sum
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

Quotes

#!/usr/bin/env -S fragletc --vein=arnoldc
IT'S SHOWTIME
  TALK TO THE HAND "Arnold says hello!"
  TALK TO THE HAND "Hasta la vista, baby!"
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

Stdin Int

#!/usr/bin/env -S fragletc --vein=arnoldc
IT'S SHOWTIME
  HEY CHRISTMAS TREE n
  YOU SET US UP 0
  GET YOUR ASS TO MARS n
  DO IT NOW
  I WANT TO ASK YOU A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND I WANT TO HAVE THEM ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY
  HEY CHRISTMAS TREE doubled
  YOU SET US UP 0
  GET TO THE CHOPPER doubled
  HERE IS MY INVITATION n
  YOU'RE FIRED 2
  ENOUGH TALK
  TALK TO THE HAND doubled
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

Stdin Upper

#!/usr/bin/env -S fragletc --vein=arnoldc
IT'S SHOWTIME
  HEY CHRISTMAS TREE n
  YOU SET US UP 0
  GET YOUR ASS TO MARS n
  DO IT NOW
  I WANT TO ASK YOU A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS AND I WANT TO HAVE THEM ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY
  TALK TO THE HAND n
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

Test

#!/usr/bin/env -S fragletc --vein=arnoldc
IT'S SHOWTIME
  TALK TO THE HAND "Hello World!"
YOU HAVE BEEN TERMINATED

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