=> sets the subject to its head, then evaluates its tail against it.

=>([a=1 b=2] b) is 2.

|% makes a core: a battery of named arms, each written ++ name.

reach an arm back out with =< or arm:core.

=<  a
|%
++  a  5
--

is 5.

|= makes a gate: a function with one named sample, then a body.

the body runs with the sample bound.

call the gate to run it.

(|=(a=@ (add a 1)) 4) is 5.

$= wraps a mold with a face, naming the value it produces.

$=(x @) is the mold x=@.

?: is if-then-else: it picks its first branch when the test is yes, the second when no.

?:((gth 3 5) 10 20) is 20.

.= tests two nouns for equality, giving a loobean.

.=(3 3) is %.y, and .=(3 4) is %.n.

irregular forms:

=(a b) is .=(a b)

!! crashes on the spot, unconditionally.

!! never returns a value.

%: calls a gate with several arguments, gathering them into one sample.

%:(add 2 3) is 5.

irregular forms:

(gate a b c) is %:(gate a b c)

div divides, discarding the remainder.

(div 17 5) is 3.

%= resolves a wing with some faces changed.

=/(a [x=1 y=2] a(x 9)) is [x=9 y=2].

irregular forms:

a(x 9) is %=(a x 9)

$(a b) restarts a loop with a changed to b