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H-hat's Heather dialect

The name is twofold: a plant1 and a song2. There is no especial reason behind the name besides the author enjoyment for the song.

Introduction

This dialect was developed to enable programmers to experience H-hat rule system and explore ideas for a new quantum computer science theory that intends to focus more on the computer science of the thing, namely manipulate quantum data rather than quantum states.

Features

  • Statically typed: data must have a defined type, and it includes variables
  • No statements separator: there is no obligatory separator between statements, such as semicolon (;), but you are free to use it.
  • Whitespaces: the dialect whitespaces are:
    • space, tab \t, newline \n, semicolon ;, and comma ,
  • Quantum data starts with the @ character: this includes variables, literals, functions and types.

  1. Scientific name: Calluna vulgaris, a small flowering shrub. ↩

  2. Billy Cobham's Crosswinds album, second track of side two. ↩