Esoteric drumming and programming

drum-lang.md

• Like a drum machine, you have a memory bank of patterns, where each pattern is a function definition
• You invent a rhythm to signify a function name
  • While your functions's rhythm is playing in a loop, you can edit the function body
  • Add certain sounds and/or rhythms in a sequence to add commands, such as variable assignment or function application
  • To add a nested lexical scope, such as a while loop or a conditional, you loop a "keyword rhythm"
    • For example, there may be a special "if-condition" rhythm. While the if-condition rhythm is playing, you are editing the inside of its block. At this point, both the function body and if-condition rhythms will be looping in the background
• When you execute a function, all the sounds and rhythms are played back in execution order at any speed you wanta
• Keywords, commands, and functions are differentiated by rhythm, sound, and/or tone