Keywords Reference

Keywords are words reserved by the TinyPanda language. Because they carry built-in operational meaning, you cannot use them as identifiers (variable names, function names, etc.).

TinyPanda Keywords

Keyword	Purpose	Example
bamboo	Declares a mutable variable.	bamboo color = "green";
iff	Initiates a conditional execution expression branch.	iff (isHungry) { ... }
otherwise	Final alternative branch fallback for an iff block.	otherwise { ... }
fn	Defines an anonymous or named first-class function value.	bamboo add = fn(x, y) { return x + y; };
return	Halts function execution and bubbles a specific value back out.	return "done";
true	Boolean literal value for absolute logical truth.	bamboo logic = true;
false	Boolean literal value representing logical falsehood (and the language's only falsy state).	bamboo logic = false;

When writing tinypanda program, keep these two strict rules in mind:

• Everything must be lowercase: TinyPanda keywords only work in lowercase. Writing BAMBOO or Iff will break your code and cause an error.
• Keywords are reserved: You cannot name your variables after keywords. For example, you cannot do bamboo iff = 10;.