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 # logan's site
 ## about
-My name is Logan Gatlin, and upon this Intel NUC8i3 I shall build my kingdom. I
-am from the United States, where I was born in 2003. In 2025, I will receive my
-bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the [University of Texas at San
-Antonio](https://utsa.edu).
+I study computer science at the [University of Texas at San Antonio] 
+(https://utsa.edu) where I also do research. I love to study all kinds of language, but
+particularly programming languages. I like to make cool apps sometimes and post them here.
+Sometimes I write short essays about whatever I'm interested in at the moment. I host everything
+here on my own hardware using a server I wrote myself, so sometimes things don't work quite right.
+I try to add new things frequently, so check back some time
 
 ## site map
 * [writings](/writings/) - _My thoughts_
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-# compiler status
-- [x] Tokenizing
-- [ ] Parsing
-  - [x] Variable declaration / assignment
-  - [ ] Function definitions
-  - [x] Operator expressions
-  - [ ] Block expressions
-  - [ ] If-else expressions
-  - [ ] Function expressions
-  - [ ] Function calling
-- [ ] Intermediate representation
-- [ ] WASM generation
-- [ ] Bootstrapping
-- [ ] Optimizing passes
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+# halcyon programming language
+Halcyon is a compiled, statically typed, general purpose programming language
+for the [WebAssembly](https://webassembly.org/) virtual machine.
+
+## feature overview
+* Functions which may be locally scoped and nested
+* Named arguments, default arguments, and multiple variadic argument functions
+* Methods which may have an arbitrary number of receivers
+* Implicit typing of variables using type deduction
+* Polymorphic and nullable types with monad-like behavior
+
+## tutorials
+* Syntax
+* Functions, methods
+* Structures, enumerated types
+* Polymorphic types
+
+## compiler explorer
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 # writings
+* [introducing halcyon](./3-halcyon.html)
 * [language ideas](./2-language-ideas.html)
 * [on build systems](./1-build-systems.html)