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Hi — a corely symbolic language

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Inspired by JavaScript. Designed to read the same in every culture.

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- Hi keeps the core of the language mostly symbols and uses words only when words are truly clearer. Fewer keywords, fewer fences to learning, more global legibility. -

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  • Declaration: :
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Below, code uses JavaScript highlighting while Hi’s highlighter is being finalized.

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Hi — a symbolic language for everyone

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+ Hi is a tiny language inspired by JavaScript, but “corely” symbolic: it prefers + symbols over keywords so the core feels universal, readable, and language-agnostic. + Fewer words. Clearer intent. Same power. +

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+ Familiar like JS + Global by design + Symbolic core +
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Symbols first. Words when needed.
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You already read punctuation. Hi leans into that.
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- - + - + + + +## Core symbols at a glance +- \`:\` declaration (bind a name) +- \`=\` assignment (update a value) +- \`{}\` Block: a container that is both an object and a function +- \`()\` call / parameters +- \`[]\` list / indexing +- \`#\` private property prefix +- \`==\` is equivalent to JS \`===\` + ` - +### Parameters +The last expression in a Block is returned (like Rust). +\`\`\`js +withParams: (str) { _(str) } +withParams("Hello") // → Hello +\`\`\` +> Inside a Block, private names (\`#value\`) are accessible without the \`#\` prefix. + ` - +### Loops +\`\`\`js +// for loop +(i: 0; i < 4; i = i + 1) * { _("i = " + i) } - - - - - - - - - - - - +