Feature Overview

• Simplified Rust-like syntax.
• No semi-colons (may add later for clarity).
• Syntax for variable, record, and function declarations (var, rec, fn).
• Syntax for while loops.
• Intrinsic (built-in) types specific to the Saturn.

Intrinsic Types

• u8, u16, u32 -- unsigned 8, 16, and 32-bit integers.
• s8, s16, s32 -- signed 8, 16, and 32-bit integers.
• fw, fd -- signed, fixed-point, word (1-byte) and double-word (2-byte) decimals. The number of bits used for the integer value can be specified with an integer at the end of the type (ex: fw4 -- 4 integer bits, 12 decimal-bits; fd23 -- 23 integer bits, 9 decimal bits).

Planned Features

• Syntactic sugar for for loops.
• Compiler declaratives for targeting specific chips in the Saturn in the same code-base.
• Generics / Higher-kinded types (potentially).