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| title | pseudoExample | yes | no | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comments | # Hello PLDB | 630 | 4 | 99% |
| Line Comments | # Hello PLDB | 534 | 21 | 96% |
| Strings | Hello PLDB | 367 | 0 | 100% |
| Print() Debugging | print "Hello PLDB" | 321 | 1 | 100% |
| MultiLine Comments | /* Hello PLDB */ | 226 | 20 | 92% |
| Integers | 80766866 | 163 | 1 | 99% |
| Floats | 80766866 | 140 | 0 | 100% |
| Booleans | pldb = true | 117 | 5 | 96% |
| Hexadecimals | 80766866 | 108 | 2 | 98% |
| Conditionals | if (isTrue) printPldb() | 76 | 3 | 96% |
| Semantic Indentation | line0 if true line1 print "Hello PLDB" | 70 | 519 | 12% |
| Assignment | name = "PLDB" | 55 | 1 | 98% |
| Octals | 80766866 | 52 | 4 | 93% |
| While Loops | while (pldb.pop()) loop() | 49 | 4 | 92% |
| File Imports | import pldb | 49 | 2 | 96% |
| Binary Literals | 80766866 | 49 | 1 | 98% |
| Functions | function computePLDBRanks() {} | 45 | 1 | 98% |
| Standard Library | print("print is part of stdlib") | 39 | 1 | 98% |
| Operator Overloading | def __add__(): doSomethingDifferent() | 33 | 14 | 70% |
| Classes | class PLDBFile {} | 31 | 6 | 84% |
| Constants | const name = "PLDB" | 28 | 2 | 93% |
| Macros | #define pldbItems 4000 | 27 | 10 | 73% |
| Type Inference | imAString = "pldb" | 26 | 1 | 96% |
| Switch Statements | switch animal: case dog-buy; case cat-sell; | 24 | 2 | 92% |
| Case Insensitive Identifiers | pLdB = "PLDB" | 24 | 55 | 30% |
| Lists | [2, 3, 10] | 23 | 1 | 96% |
| Garbage Collection | var iDontNeedToFreeThis | 22 | 8 | 73% |
| Exceptions | throw new Error("PLDB uh oh") | 22 | 3 | 88% |
| Directives | use strict; | 21 | 3 | 88% |
| Pointers | int *pldb | 20 | 5 | 80% |
| Inheritance | class PLDBFile extends File | 20 | 2 | 91% |
| Case Sensitivity | pldb != PLDB | 19 | 9 | 68% |
| Access Modifiers | class PLDBFile { public title } | 18 | 3 | 86% |
| Scientific Notation | 80766866 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Constructors | PLDBFile { constructor() {} } | 15 | 4 | - |
| Multiple Inheritance | extends parentWhichExtendsSomethingElse | 14 | 6 | 70% |
| Multiline Strings | hello = """Hello\nPLDB""" | 14 | 1 | - |
| Module Pattern | module PLDB {} | 12 | 0 | - |
| Message Passing | get pldb | 12 | 1 | - |
| Bitwise Operators | 3 == (2 | 1) | 12 | 1 | - |
| Zero-based numbering | firstItem = pldb[0] | 10 | 3 | - |
| Static Typing | int pldbRank = 100 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Single Dispatch | person.run() | 9 | 1 | - |
| Regular Expression Syntax Sugar | /pldb/ | 9 | 6 | - |
| Pattern Matching | fib 0 = 1; fib 1 = 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Increment and decrement operators | i++ | 9 | 4 | - |
| Here Document | `A big multliline text block` | 9 | 1 | - |
| Ternary operators | true ? 1 : 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Enums | colorsEnum { "red", "white", "blue"} | 8 | 5 | - |
| Disk Output | write("pldb.csv", "...") | 8 | 4 | - |
| Units of Measure | 42cm | 6 | 4 | - |
| Variable Substitution Syntax | name = "PLDB"; print $name | 2 | 10 | - |