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diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc index 376edfc..e1b663c 100644 --- a/README.adoc +++ b/README.adoc @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ reasonably comfortable to use. This package is an implementation of said language, meant to be self-contained, portable and reusable. Performance is specifically not an intent. +The project is currently in a "working proof of concept" stage. + Syntax ------ Owing to its Scheme heritage, 'ell' is homoiconic, that is a program can be @@ -70,17 +72,37 @@ from the outer scope. Standard library ---------------- +`set <name> [<value>]` + +Retrieves or sets a named variable. + +`list` + +Returns a list of parameters. The syntax sugar for lists is `[]`. + `if <cond> <body> [elif <cond> <body>]... [else <body>]` Conditional evaluation, strings evaluate to themselves. -`funargs` +`for <list> <body>` -Returns arguments to the current evaluation context as a list. +Run the body for each element. -`list` +`map <list> <body>` -Returns a list of parameters. The syntax sugar for lists is `[]`. +Transform each element with the given function. + +`filter <list> <body>` + +Return a new list consisting of matching elements only. + +`.. [<string>]...` + +Concatenates strings. + +`print [<item>]...` + +Prints all items in sequence--strings directly, lists as source code. Contributing and Support ------------------------ |