uint64_t x; // this declares a globally visible variable called x // that represents an unsigned 64-bit integer value uint64_t main() { // this declares a globally visible procedure called main that // has no inputs and returns an unsigned 64-bit integer value // here the value of x is undefined x = 0; // this assigns the value 0 to x // here the value of x is 0 x = x + 1; // this reads the value of x, adds 1 to it, and then // assigns the result to x // here the value of x is 1 if (x == 1) // this checks if the value of x is 1 and, if true, x = x + 1; // increases the value of x by 1, else // or else, if false, x = x - 1; // decreases the value of x by 1 // here the value of x is 2 while (x > 0) // this checks if the value of x is greater than 0, and, x = x - 1; // if true, decreases the value of x by 1, and then repeats // this until the value of x is not greater than 0 anymore // here the value of x is 0 return x; // this returns the value of x }