MVP goals for Akilang

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• REPL.
• Primitive numerical types: int, float, boolean.
  • Cast and convert operations for primitive numerical types.
  • Type checking for basic assignment operations.
  • Type checking for math.
• Support for basic logic and keywords:
  • def
  • do
  • if / then / else
  • when / then / else
  • while
  • var
  • let
• Global and local variables.
• Strings.
  • String slicing.
• Compiling to standalone binaries.
• Print statement that supports all primitive types, and strings too.
• N-dimensional arrays of primitive types.
  • Array slicing.
• Pointer syntax for interfacing with C:
  • Get pointer
  • Dereference pointer
  • Get raw data from complex object (right now only strings)
• Key decisions finalized about syntax:
  • Code blocks
  • Type naming
• Decorator syntax.
• Work out passing methodology (pass-by-value, pass-by-ref, etc.)
• File I/O.
• Proof-of-concept standard library with math functions.
• Proof-of-concept module system.
• Proof-of-concept module-level metadata.
• Full test suite support for all of the above.
• Properly refactored deployment.

Next phase

• More object types
• Networking
• Debugging features
• Memory management details