Pointless

A Language for Learning

fn step(n)
  n % 2 == 0 then n / 2 else n * 3 + 1
end

fn hailstone(n)
  values = [n]

  while n > 1 do
    n |= step
    values |= push(n)
  end

  values
end

bars = chars("▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█")

fn getBar(n, maxVal)
  scaled = 8 * (n - 1) / (maxVal - 1)
  bars[Math.min(Math.floor(scaled), 7)]
end

fn chart(values)
  values
    $ getBar(max(values))
    | join("")
end

hailstone(7)
  | chart
  | print

▁▄▂▆▃█▄▂▇▃▂▁▃▂▁▁▁

Installing

Using Node.js with npm:

npm install --global https://github.com/pointless-lang/pointless/