syntax-reference.md

syntax reference

I have tried to list every keyword, construct and alias... if it aint here it probably does not exist

functions

does what	syntax
define a function	to name(args) / can name(args)
define (alt keywords)	def name(args) / function name(args)
lambda	fn x => x * 2 / take x => x * 2 / lambda x => x * 2
return a value	return x / give x

printing n input

does what	syntax
print	say x / show x
print (alt)	print x
print to stderr	esay x
read input	input("prompt") / ask("prompt")

variables

does what	syntax
assign	x = 5 / x is 5 / x be 5
constant	const x = 5
ignored words	the, let (e.g. the x = 5 is just x = 5)
delete	del obj.field / del obj[key] (attributes only not plain vars)
assert	check x == 5 (blows up if false)

classes

does what	syntax
define	class Name / thing Name / structure Name
constructor	to init(args) (runs on Name())
make one	Name() / make Name() / new Name()
inherit	class Child extends Parent
parent init	super(args)
field default	has x = 5 inside the class body

conditionals

does what	syntax
if / else if / else	if cond / elif cond / else
guard (no else!)	unless cond (= if not cond, guard only)
match	when x ... is value ... otherwise

loops

does what	syntax
for loop	for x in list / for each x in list
while loop	while cond
until loop	until cond (loops while cond is false)
counted loop	repeat 5 times
infinite loop	forever (pair with stop or rip)
break	stop
continue	skip
do nothing	pass

booleans n logic

does what	syntax
true	true / yes
false	false / no
logic	and, or, not (words not symbols man)
nothing	null

errors

does what	syntax
try / catch	try ... catch e
cleanup	always / finally
raise	throw x / error x

modules

does what	syntax
import	import mod / import mod as m
selective	from mod import name

concurrency

does what	syntax
run in background	t = spawn f()
wait for it	await t
channel	chan_open() / chan_send(ch, x) / chan_recv(ch) / chan_close(ch)
lock	create_lock() / lock_acquire(l) / lock_release(l)

types

what	syntax
number	42, 3.14 (everything is 64 bit float)
string	"hi" or 'hi'
list	[1, 2, 3]
dict	{"a": 1}

operators

does what	syntax
arithmetic	+ - * / % ** (/ is always float, ** is power)
comparison	== != < > <= >=
compound assign	+= -= *= /=
membership	in / not in

that should be everything i hope...