parsing

;~(plug a b) runs rules one after the other and produces a cell of their products. com parses a comma, and ;~(pfix a b) keeps only b's product.

parse input into a cell of two numbers.

=> |% ++ input '3,4' --
glossary

=> 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.

%= 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