diff --git a/source/ast/ast.hon b/source/ast/ast.hon
index 3ef3338..a554815 100644
--- a/source/ast/ast.hon
+++ b/source/ast/ast.hon
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import "@source/lexer"
 
 hide TokenId :: alias lexer.TokenId
+hide Token :: alias lexer.Token
 
 NodeId :: distinct u32
 ExtraId :: distinct u32
diff --git a/source/lexer/lexer.hon b/source/lexer/lexer.hon
index 3766925..e55bdeb 100644
--- a/source/lexer/lexer.hon
+++ b/source/lexer/lexer.hon
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ scan proc(state @mut State, program []u8) void ! (mem.AllocError | strpool.Inter
     tokens :: &state.tokens
     diagnostics :: &state.diagnostics
 
-    cursor usize = 0
+    cursor usize := 0
     while cursor < program.len {
         char :: program[cursor]
 
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ ScanNumResult :: struct {
 }
 
 scan_number proc(start usize, program []u8) ScanNumResult ! ScanError {
-    cursor usize = start
-    has_decimal bool = false
+    cursor := start
+    has_decimal := false
 
     # scan integer part
     while (cursor < program.len and is_digit(program[cursor])) cursor += 1
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ scan_number proc(start usize, program []u8) ScanNumResult ! ScanError {
 ScanStrResult :: struct { end usize }
 
 scan_string proc(start usize, program []u8) ScanStrResult ! ScanError {
-    cursor usize = start + 1 # skip first `"`
+    cursor := start + 1 # skip first `"`
 
     # scan entire string
     while cursor < program.len and program[cursor] != '"' and program[cursor] != '\n' : cursor += 1 {
diff --git a/source/lexer/lexer.test.hon b/source/lexer/lexer.test.hon
index a3fc9f9..9a00027 100644
--- a/source/lexer/lexer.test.hon
+++ b/source/lexer/lexer.test.hon
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ handles_keywords_identifiers_and_error_progress test {
     strpool.strings = strpool.init(mem.c_allocator)
     defer strpool.deinit(&strpool.strings)
 
-    state State = init(mem.c_allocator)
+    state State := init(mem.c_allocator)
     defer deinit(&state)
     try scan(&state, "if name # comment\n@1. 2 3.5 \"hi\"")
 
diff --git a/source/main.hon b/source/main.hon
index 63bafb8..a820505 100644
--- a/source/main.hon
+++ b/source/main.hon
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ test import "@std/strmap"
 import "@source/strpool"
 import "@source/lexer"
 import "@source/parser"
+import "@source/ast"
 
 test import "@source/strpool"
 test import "@source/lexer"
 
+
 program ::
     `# literals
     `x int :: 123.9
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ main proc() void {
 
     debug.print("PROGRAM::[[\n{}\n]]\n\n", {program})
 
-    scan_state lexer.State = lexer.init(mem.c_allocator)
+    scan_state := lexer.init(mem.c_allocator)
     defer lexer.deinit(&scan_state)
 
     lexer.scan(&scan_state, program) catch |err| {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ main proc() void {
     }
     debug.print("]]\n\n", {})
 
-    parse_state parser.State = parser.init(mem.c_allocator)
+    parse_state := parser.init(mem.c_allocator)
     defer parser.deinit(&parse_state)
     parser.parse(&parse_state, scan_state.tokens.items) catch |err| {
         debug.print("failed to parse: {}\n", {err})
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ main proc() void {
         scan_state.tokens.items,
         program,
     ) catch "<invalid>"
+    
     debug.print("generated literal: {}\n", { literal })
     debug.print("]]\n", {})
 }
diff --git a/source/strpool/strpool.hon b/source/strpool/strpool.hon
index ca775da..9520a87 100644
--- a/source/strpool/strpool.hon
+++ b/source/strpool/strpool.hon
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import "@std/arraylist"
 import "@std/hashmap"
 
 # cross-cutting concern, hence global singleton (owned by main.hon)
-strings StringPool = undefined
+strings StringPool := undefined
 
 InternError :: enum { out_of_space }
 
diff --git a/source/strpool/strpool.test.hon b/source/strpool/strpool.test.hon
index f2e9031..f3fb6c4 100644
--- a/source/strpool/strpool.test.hon
+++ b/source/strpool/strpool.test.hon
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import "@std/mem"
 import "@std/testing"
 
 handles_intern test {
-    pool StringPool = init(mem.c_allocator)
+    pool StringPool := init(mem.c_allocator)
     defer deinit(&pool)
 
-    input [5]mut u8 = ['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']
+    input [5]mut u8 := ['h', 'e', 'l', 'l', 'o']
     id :: try intern(&pool, input[..])
     duplicate :: try intern(&pool, "hello")
     input[0] = 'j'
diff --git a/std/arraylist/arraylist.hon b/std/arraylist/arraylist.hon
index 33dc45f..15d006e 100644
--- a/std/arraylist/arraylist.hon
+++ b/std/arraylist/arraylist.hon
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ init proc($T type, allocator mem.Allocator) ArrayList(T) {
 }
 
 deinit proc($T type, list @mut ArrayList(T)) void {
-    allocation []mut T :: list.items.ptr[..list.capacity]
+    allocation :: list.items.ptr[..list.capacity]
     mem.free(list.allocator, allocation)
     list.items = mem.empty(T)
     list.capacity = 0
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ hide reserve proc($T type, list @mut ArrayList(T), min_capacity usize) void ! me
         return
     }
 
-    new_capacity usize = 8
+    new_capacity := 8
     if list.capacity >= 8 {
-        half usize :: divtrunc!(list.capacity, 2)
+        half :: divtrunc!(list.capacity, 2)
         if list.capacity > maxval!(usize) - half {
             new_capacity = min_capacity
         } else {
diff --git a/std/arraylist/arraylist.test.hon b/std/arraylist/arraylist.test.hon
index 5906869..0ff2cdc 100644
--- a/std/arraylist/arraylist.test.hon
+++ b/std/arraylist/arraylist.test.hon
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import "@std/mem"
 import "@std/testing"
 
 handles_append test {
-    list ArrayList(i32) = init(mem.c_allocator)
+    list ArrayList(i32) := init(mem.c_allocator)
     defer deinit(&list)
 
     try append(&list, 42)
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ handles_append test {
 }
 
 handles_clear test {
-    list ArrayList(i32) = init(mem.c_allocator)
+    list ArrayList(i32) := init(mem.c_allocator)
     defer deinit(&list)
 
     try append(&list, 42)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ handles_clear test {
 }
 
 handles_reserve test {
-    list ArrayList(i32) = init(mem.c_allocator)
+    list ArrayList(i32) := init(mem.c_allocator)
     defer deinit(&list)
 
     try reserve(&list, 10)
diff --git a/std/debug/debug.hon b/std/debug/debug.hon
index 76db5ff..cb565cb 100644
--- a/std/debug/debug.hon
+++ b/std/debug/debug.hon
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ assert proc(ok bool) void {
 }
 
 print proc($format []u8, $Args type, args Args) void {
-    writer io.Writer :: io.Writer{
+    writer :: io.Writer{
         context = null,
         handle = io.Handle{ file_desc = c_int(io.Stream.stderr) },
         write = write,
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ print proc($format []u8, $Args type, args Args) void {
 }
 
 hide write proc(_ ?@mut anyopaque, handle io.Handle, bytes []u8) usize ! io.WriteError {
-    request usize = bytes.len
-    maximum usize :: usize(maxval!(c_long))
+    request := bytes.len
+    maximum :: usize(maxval!(c_long))
     if request > maximum {
         request = maximum
     }
     while true {
-        count c_long :: c.write(handle.file_desc, bytes.ptr, c_ulong(request))
+        count :: c.write(handle.file_desc, bytes.ptr, c_ulong(request))
         if count >= 0 {
             return usize(count)
         }
diff --git a/std/enums/enummap/enummap.hon b/std/enums/enummap/enummap.hon
index 0acc393..981fa94 100644
--- a/std/enums/enummap/enummap.hon
+++ b/std/enums/enummap/enummap.hon
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ init proc(
     $E, $V type,
     values meta.EnumFieldStruct(E, ?V, some!(null)),
 ) EnumMap(E, V) {
-    map EnumMap(E, V) = undefined
+    map EnumMap(E, V) := undefined
 
     match typeinfo!(E) {
         .enum |info|: inline for info.fields |field, i| {
diff --git a/std/enums/enummap/enummap.test.hon b/std/enums/enummap/enummap.test.hon
index 841d8b3..8aab07e 100644
--- a/std/enums/enummap/enummap.test.hon
+++ b/std/enums/enummap/enummap.test.hon
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ TestEnum :: enum(u8) {
 }
 
 handles_sparse_enum_get test {
-    names EnumMap(TestEnum, []u8) = init({
+    names EnumMap(TestEnum, []u8) := init({
         ident = "identifier",
         int = "integer",
     })
diff --git a/std/hashmap/hashmap.hon b/std/hashmap/hashmap.hon
index 5af6836..ebb5c6c 100644
--- a/std/hashmap/hashmap.hon
+++ b/std/hashmap/hashmap.hon
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ get proc(
     if (map.count == 0) return null
 
     hash :: normalize(hash_key(key))
-    idx usize = hash & (map.entries.len - 1)
+    idx := hash & (map.entries.len - 1)
 
     while true {
         entry :: map.entries[idx]
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ put proc(
             if (entry.hash == 0) continue
 
             # find an empty slot
-            idx usize = entry.hash & (new_entries.len - 1)
+            idx := entry.hash & (new_entries.len - 1)
             while new_entries[idx].hash != 0 {
                 idx = (idx + 1) & (new_entries.len - 1)
             }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ put proc(
 
     # put new entry
     hash :: normalize(hash_key(key))
-    idx usize = hash & (map.entries.len - 1)
+    idx := hash & (map.entries.len - 1)
 
     while true {
         entry :: map.entries[idx]
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ hide normalize proc(hash usize) usize {
 #! FNV-1a hash implementation.
 #! note: vulnerable to collision attacks.
 hide str_hash proc(key []u8) usize {
-    hash u32 = 2166136261 # offset basis
-    prime u32 = 16777619
+    hash u32 := 2166136261 # offset basis
+    prime u32 := 16777619
 
     for key |byte| {
         product u64 :: u64(hash xor u32(byte)) * prime
diff --git a/std/hashmap/hashmap.test.hon b/std/hashmap/hashmap.test.hon
index a29934f..9d80a0f 100644
--- a/std/hashmap/hashmap.test.hon
+++ b/std/hashmap/hashmap.test.hon
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import "@std/mem"
 import "@std/testing"
 
 handles_put_and_get test {
-    map StringHashMap(u32) = init(mem.c_allocator)
+    map StringHashMap(u32) := init(mem.c_allocator)
     defer deinit(&map)
 
     try put(&map, "key", 42)
diff --git a/std/io/file.hon b/std/io/file.hon
index e7fb404..d887179 100644
--- a/std/io/file.hon
+++ b/std/io/file.hon
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ writer proc(file File) Writer {
 }
 
 hide system_read proc(_ ?@mut anyopaque, handle Handle, buffer []mut u8) usize ! ReadError {
-    request usize = buffer.len
+    request := buffer.len
     maximum usize :: usize(maxval!(c_long))
     if (request > maximum) request = maximum
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ hide system_read proc(_ ?@mut anyopaque, handle Handle, buffer []mut u8) usize !
 }
 
 hide system_write proc(_ ?@mut anyopaque, handle Handle, bytes []u8) usize ! WriteError {
-    request usize = bytes.len
+    request := bytes.len
     maximum usize :: usize(maxval!(c_long))
     if (request > maximum) request = maximum
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ hide system_write proc(_ ?@mut anyopaque, handle Handle, bytes []u8) usize ! Wri
 }
 
 hide system_open proc(_ ?@mut anyopaque, path [;0]u8, mode FileMode) Handle ! OpenError {
-    flags c_int = c.O_RDONLY
+    flags := c.O_RDONLY
     match mode {
         .read_only: flags = c.O_RDONLY
         .write_only: flags = c.O_WRONLY
diff --git a/std/io/io.hon b/std/io/io.hon
index 6b5945b..5a25307 100644
--- a/std/io/io.hon
+++ b/std/io/io.hon
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ write proc(output Writer, bytes []u8) usize ! WriteError {
 }
 
 write_all proc(output Writer, bytes []u8) void ! WriteError {
-    offset usize = 0
+    offset usize := 0
     while offset < bytes.len {
         count usize :: try write(output, bytes[offset..])
         if (count == 0) return .no_progress
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ print proc(output Writer, $format []u8, $Args type, args Args) void ! WriteError
 }
 
 hide write_integer_signed proc(output Writer, value i64, base u64, uppercase bool) void ! WriteError {
-    buffer [65]mut u8 = undefined
-    end usize = buffer.len
-    current i64 = value
+    buffer [65]mut u8 := undefined
+    end := buffer.len
+    current := value
 
     while true {
         digit_value i64 :: rem!(current, i64(base))
-        digit u8 = if (digit_value < 0)
+        digit := if (digit_value < 0)
             u8(-digit_value)
         else
             u8(digit_value)
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ hide write_integer_signed proc(output Writer, value i64, base u64, uppercase boo
 }
 
 hide write_integer_unsigned proc(output Writer, value u64, base u64, uppercase bool) void ! WriteError {
-    buffer [65]mut u8 = undefined
-    end usize = buffer.len
-    current u64 = value
+    buffer [65]mut u8 := undefined
+    end := buffer.len
+    current := value
 
     while true {
         digit u8 :: u8(rem!(current, base))
@@ -195,12 +195,12 @@ hide FormatToken :: struct {
 }
 
 hide parse_format proc($N usize, $format []u8, $Args type) [N]mut FormatToken {
-    tokens [N]mut FormatToken = undefined
+    tokens [N]mut FormatToken := undefined
     for (usize(0))..format.len |index| {
         tokens[index] = FormatToken{ kind = .unused, start = 0, end = 0, field = "" }
     }
 
-    field_count usize = 0
+    field_count := 0
     match typeinfo!(Args) {
         .record |r|: {
             if (!r.is_tuple) compile_error!("io.print arguments must be a tuple")
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ hide parse_format proc($N usize, $format []u8, $Args type) [N]mut FormatToken {
         else: compile_error!("io.print arguments must be a tuple")
     }
 
-    token_count usize = 0
-    argument_count usize = 0
-    literal_start usize = 0
-    cursor usize = 0
+    token_count := 0
+    argument_count := 0
+    literal_start := 0
+    cursor usize := 0
     while cursor < format.len {
         byte :: format[cursor]
         if byte == '{' {
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ hide parse_format proc($N usize, $format []u8, $Args type) [N]mut FormatToken {
                 continue
             }
 
-            kind FormatTokenKind = .default
-            width usize = 2
+            kind FormatTokenKind := .default
+            width := 2
             if next != '}' {
                 if cursor + 2 >= format.len or format[cursor + 2] != '}' {
                     compile_error!("io.print format expects a one-character specifier")
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ hide write_integer proc(output Writer, $T type, value T, base u64, uppercase boo
 hide write_float proc(output Writer, $T type, value T, scientific bool) void ! WriteError {
     match typeinfo!(T) {
         .float: {
-            buffer [64]mut u8 = undefined
-            count c_int = 0
+            buffer [64]mut u8 := undefined
+            count := 0
             if sizeof!(T) == 4 {
                 if (scientific) count = c.snprintf(ptrcast!(c_char, (&buffer).ptr), c_ulong(buffer.len), "%.8e", value)
                 else count = c.snprintf(ptrcast!(c_char, (&buffer).ptr), c_ulong(buffer.len), "%.9g", value)
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ hide write_character proc(output Writer, $T type, value T) void ! WriteError {
             if minval!(T) < 0 or maxval!(T) > 255 {
                 compile_error!("io.print '{c}' requires an unsigned integer that fits in u8")
             }
-            buffer [1]u8 = [u8(value)]
+            buffer [1]u8 := [u8(value)]
             try write_all(output, buffer[..])
         }
         .distinct |backing|: if scalar_or_distinct_type(backing) {
diff --git a/std/mem/mem.hon b/std/mem/mem.hon
index 26bf824..32236a4 100644
--- a/std/mem/mem.hon
+++ b/std/mem/mem.hon
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ alloc proc($T type, allocator Allocator, count usize) []mut T ! AllocError {
         return .out_of_memory
     }
 
-    memory ?*mut u8 = raw_alloc(allocator, count * element_size, alignof!(T))
+    memory := raw_alloc(allocator, count * element_size, alignof!(T))
     if memory |bytes| {
         pointer *mut T :: ptrcast!(T, bytes)
         return pointer[..count]
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ realloc proc($T type, allocator Allocator, memory []mut T, new_count usize) []mu
     if (element_size == 0) return empty_slice(T, new_count)
     if (new_count > divtrunc!(maxval!(usize), element_size)) return .out_of_memory
 
-    old_memory ?*mut u8 = null
-    old_size usize = 0
+    old_memory ?*mut u8 := null
+    old_size := 0
     if memory.len != 0 {
         old_memory = ptrcast!(u8, memory.ptr)
         old_size = memory.len * element_size
     }
-    resized ?*mut u8 = raw_realloc(
+    resized := raw_realloc(
         allocator,
         old_memory,
         old_size,
@@ -116,15 +116,15 @@ empty proc($T type) []mut T {
     return empty_slice(T, 0)
 }
 
-hide empty_storage [1]mut u64 = [0]
+hide empty_storage [1]mut u64 := [0]
 
 hide malloc_alignment usize :: 16 # note: aarch64-macos libc malloc alignment assumption.
 
 hide power_of_two proc(value usize) bool {
     if (value == 0) return false
-    current usize = value
+    current := value
     while current > 1 {
-        half usize = divtrunc!(current, 2)
+        half := divtrunc!(current, 2)
         if (half * 2 != current) return false
         current = half
     }
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ hide c_alloc proc(_ ?@mut anyopaque, size usize, alignment usize) ?*mut u8 {
     if (power_of_two(alignment) == false) return null
     if (alignment <= malloc_alignment) return ptrcast!(u8, c.malloc(c_ulong(size)))
 
-    memory [1]mut ?*mut anyopaque = [null]
-    status c_int = c.posix_memalign((&memory).ptr, c_ulong(alignment), c_ulong(size))
+    memory [1]mut ?*mut anyopaque := [null]
+    status := c.posix_memalign((&memory).ptr, c_ulong(alignment), c_ulong(size))
     if (status != 0) return null
 
     return ptrcast!(u8, memory[0])
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ hide c_realloc proc(
             return ptrcast!(u8, c.realloc(old_memory, c_ulong(new_size)))
         }
 
-        new_memory ?*mut u8 = c_alloc(null, new_size, alignment)
+        new_memory := c_alloc(null, new_size, alignment)
         if new_memory |new_bytes| {
-            copy_size usize = old_size
+            copy_size := old_size
             if (new_size < copy_size) copy_size = new_size
             memcopy!(new_bytes[..copy_size], old_memory[..copy_size])
             c.free(old_memory)
diff --git a/std/meta/meta.hon b/std/meta/meta.hon
index cabc166..12e270a 100644
--- a/std/meta/meta.hon
+++ b/std/meta/meta.hon
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ TypeInfo :: union(enum) {
 EnumFieldStruct proc($E, $Field type, $default ?Field) type {
     match typeinfo!(E) {
         .enum |info|: {
-            names [info.fields.len]mut []u8 = undefined
-            field_types [info.fields.len]mut type = undefined
-            defaults [info.fields.len]mut ?Field = undefined
+            names [info.fields.len]mut []u8 := undefined
+            field_types [info.fields.len]mut type := undefined
+            defaults [info.fields.len]mut ?Field := undefined
             inline for info.fields |field, index| {
                 names[index] = field.name
                 field_types[index] = Field
diff --git a/std/meta/meta.test.hon b/std/meta/meta.test.hon
index e6f6f2e..81852f2 100644
--- a/std/meta/meta.test.hon
+++ b/std/meta/meta.test.hon
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ distinct_reflection_exposes_immediate_backing test {
 
 
 enum_field_struct_defaults test {
-    names TestNames = {
+    names TestNames := {
         ident = "identifier",
         int = "integer",
     }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ enum_field_struct_defaults test {
         try testing.expect(false)
     }
 
-    empty TestNames = {}
+    empty TestNames := {}
     if field!(empty, "ident") |_| {
         try testing.expect(false)
     }
diff --git a/std/strmap/strmap.hon b/std/strmap/strmap.hon
index 71abf2f..067db14 100644
--- a/std/strmap/strmap.hon
+++ b/std/strmap/strmap.hon
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StringMap(V) {
         compile_error!("static string map has too many entries")
     }
 
-    keys [N]mut []u8 = undefined
-    values [N]mut V = undefined
+    keys [N]mut []u8 := undefined
+    values [N]mut V := undefined
 
     # assert no duplicate keys
     for entries |entry, i| {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StringMap(V) {
     }
 
     if N == 0 {
-        len_indexes [0]u32 = undefined
+        len_indexes [0]u32 := undefined
         return StringMap(V){
             keys = keys[..],
             values = values[..],
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StringMap(V) {
     for 1..N |i| {
         key :: keys[i]
         value :: values[i]
-        j usize = i
+        j := i
         while j > 0 and keys[j - 1].len > key.len : j -= 1 {
             keys[j] = keys[j - 1]
             values[j] = values[j - 1]
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StringMap(V) {
 
     min_len u32 :: u32(keys[0].len)
     max_len u32 :: u32(keys[N - 1].len)
-    len_indexes [usize(max_len) + 1]mut u32 = undefined
-    entry_index usize = 0
+    len_indexes [usize(max_len) + 1]mut u32 := undefined
+    entry_index usize := 0
     for 0..=usize(max_len) |length| {
         while entry_index < N and keys[entry_index].len < length : entry_index += 1 {}
         len_indexes[length] = u32(entry_index)
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ init proc($V type, $N usize, $entries [N]Pair(V)) StringMap(V) {
 get proc($V type, map @StringMap(V), key []u8) ?V {
     if (map.keys.len == 0 or key.len > maxval!(u32)) return null
 
-    length u32 = u32(key.len)
+    length := u32(key.len)
     if (length < map.min_len or length > map.max_len) return null
 
-    idx usize = usize(map.len_indexes[usize(length)])
+    idx := usize(map.len_indexes[usize(length)])
     while idx < map.keys.len : idx += 1 {
         candidate :: map.keys[idx]
         if (candidate.len != key.len) return null # key not found
diff --git a/std/testing/testing.hon b/std/testing/testing.hon
index d820fef..2fa24c3 100644
--- a/std/testing/testing.hon
+++ b/std/testing/testing.hon
@@ -1,85 +1,85 @@
-import  "@std/debug"
-import  "@std/mem"
+import "@std/debug"
+import "@std/mem"
 
-Error  ::  enum  {
+Error :: enum {
     expectation_failed
 }
 
-SourceLocation  ::  struct  {
-    file  []u8
-    line  usize
-    column  usize
+SourceLocation :: struct {
+    file []u8
+    line usize
+    column usize
 }
 
-expect  proc(condition  bool,  location  SourceLocation)  void  !  Error  {
-    if  !condition  {
-        debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}:  expectation  failed\n",  {
+expect proc(condition bool, location SourceLocation) void ! Error {
+    if !condition {
+        debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}: expectation failed\n", {
             location.file,
             location.line,
             location.column,
         })
-        return  .expectation_failed
+        return .expectation_failed
     }
 }
 
-expect_equal  proc($T  type,  expected,  actual  T,  location  SourceLocation)  void  !  Error  {
-    match  typeinfo!(T)  {
-        .optional:  {
-            if  expected  |expected_value|  {
-                if  actual  |actual_value|  {
-                    try  expect_equal(expected_value,  actual_value,  location)
+expect_equal proc($T type, expected, actual T, location SourceLocation) void ! Error {
+    match typeinfo!(T) {
+        .optional: {
+            if expected |expected_value| {
+                if actual |actual_value| {
+                    try expect_equal(expected_value, actual_value, location)
                     return
                 }
-                debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}:  expected  an  optional  value,  found  null\n",  {
+                debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}: expected an optional value, found null\n", {
                     location.file,
                     location.line,
                     location.column,
                 })
-                return  .expectation_failed
+                return .expectation_failed
             }
-            if  actual  |_|  {
-                debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}:  expected  null,  found  an  optional  value\n",  {
+            if actual |_| {
+                debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}: expected null, found an optional value\n", {
                     location.file,
                     location.line,
                     location.column,
                 })
-                return  .expectation_failed
+                return .expectation_failed
             }
         }
-        .slice:  if  !mem.eql(expected,  actual)  {
-            debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}:  expected  and  actual  slices  differ\n",  {
+        .slice: if !mem.eql(expected, actual) {
+            debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}: expected and actual slices differ\n", {
                 location.file,
                 location.line,
                 location.column,
             })
-            return  .expectation_failed
+            return .expectation_failed
         }
-        else:  if  expected  !=  actual  {
-            debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}:  expected  {},  found  {}\n",  {
+        else: if expected != actual {
+            debug.print("{s}:{d}:{d}: expected {}, found {}\n", {
                 location.file,
                 location.line,
                 location.column,
                 expected,
                 actual,
             })
-            return  .expectation_failed
+            return .expectation_failed
         }
     }
 }
 
-expect_type  proc($Expected,  $Actual  type,  _  Actual,  location  SourceLocation)  void  !  Error  {
-    try  expect($(Expected  ==  Actual),  location)
+expect_type proc($Expected, $Actual type, _ Actual, location SourceLocation) void ! Error {
+    try expect($(Expected == Actual), location)
 }
 
-run  proc(name  []u8,  callback  *proc()  void  !  Error)  bool  {
-    callback()  catch  |_|  {
-        debug.print("{s}...[failed]\n",  {name,})
-        return  false
+run proc(name []u8, callback *proc() void ! Error) bool {
+    callback() catch |_| {
+        debug.print("{s}...[failed]\n", {name,})
+        return false
     }
-    debug.print("{s}...[ok]\n",  {name,})
-    return  true
+    debug.print("{s}...[ok]\n", {name,})
+    return true
 }
 
-summary  proc(passed,  failed  i32)  void  {
-    debug.print("{d}  passed,  {d}  failed\n",  {passed,  failed})
+summary proc(passed, failed i32) void {
+    debug.print("{d} passed, {d} failed\n", {passed, failed})
 }