update with macro syntax and some other stuff

README.md

@@ -23,80 +23,94 @@ This is also a string, it can contain anything:
 "! I'm the king of the world !"
 ```
 
-This is a list. It evaluates to a linked-list of its elements (not lisp-like!):
+This is a list. It evaluates to a linked-list of four strings:
 
 ```
 (a b c d)
 ```
 
-This is a string:
+This is a vector of those same elements. It's like a list, but has some slightly
+different properties. We'll mostly be using lists:
+
+```
+[a b c d]
+```
+
+This is a string
 
 ```
 +
 ```
 
-This is a string being evaluated, it will return a function:
+`:` is the evaluator. This evaluates to a function which adds its arguments:
 
 ```
 :+
 ```
 
-This is a list, with a string and two numbers:
+This evaluates to list whose elements are a function and two numbers:
-
-```
-(+ 1 2)
-```
-
-This is a list, with a function and two numbers:
 
 ```
 (:+ 1 2)
 ```
 
-This is a list being evalutated, the first item in the list must be a function:
+This evaluates to the number 5:
 
 ```
 :(:+ 1 2)
 ```
 
-This is a list in a list:
+The `fn` function can be used to define a new function. This evaluates to an
+anonymous function which adds one to its argument and returns it:
 
 ```
-((a b) foo bar)
+:(:fn [x]
+    :(:+ :x 1))
 ```
 
-This is an anonymous function, it takes in the arguments `a` and `b`, and
+The `def` function can be used to bind some value to a new variable:
-returns their sum:
 
 ```
-#((a b)
+:(:def foo bar)
-    :(:+ :a :b))
+# Now :foo will evaluate to the string bar
+
+:(:def incr
+    (:fn [x]
+        :(:+ :x 1)))
+# Now :incr will evaulate to a function which adds 1 to its argument
+
+#defn is a shortcut for the above
+:(:defn incr [x]
+    :(:+ :x 1))
 ```
 
-`map` takes in a function and a list, and calls the function on each item in the
+There are also maps. A map's keys can be any value(?). A map's values can be any
-list. The following will return `(1 2 3)`:
+value. This evaluates to a map with 2 key/val pairs:
 
 ```
-:(:map               ; This is a comment, it's ignored
+{ foo :foo
-    #((a) (:+ :a 1)) ; <- Increment function
+  bar (:incr 4) }
-    (0 1 2))
 ```
 
-`name` names a value. After the following call, `:ted` will always evalutate to
+`.` is the half-evaluator. It only works on lists, and runs the function given
-`5`:
+in the first argument with the unevaluated arguments (even if they have `:` in
+front). You can generate new code to run on the fly (macros) using the normal
+`fn`. This evaluates to a `let`-like function, except it forces you to use the
+capitalized variable names in the body (utterly useless):
 
 ```
-:(:name ted 5)
+:(:defn caplet [mapping body...]
-```
+    # elem-map maps over every element in a list, embedded or otherwise
-
+    ::(:elem-map
-You can name any value, including functions:
+        :(:fn [x]
+            :(:if (mapping :(:slice :x 1))
+                (capitalize :x)
+                :x))
+        :body))
 
-```
+#Usage
-:(:name increment #((a) :(:+ a 1)))
+.(:caplet [foo "this is foo"
-```
+           dog "this is dog"]
-
+    :(:println :Foo)
-Now the `map` example above can be simplified down to:
+    :(:println :Dog))
-
-```
-:(:map :increment (0 1 2))
 ```