From eb7e442d930bda88aac3c6aad0825b5aa4173e5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Sima Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 16:38:15 -0800 Subject: Add note about file extensions --- README.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7413894..92e7e26 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ Namespaces are always capitalized. I would prefer always lowercase, but this actually translates quite well and helps distinguish between types and values. +File extensions denote _type_ and indicate to the build system how to +handle the file. So for example: + +- `.hs` is Haskell source code, the build system compiles it +- `.scm` is Scheme source code, ditto +- `.org` is an organizational text document, the build system ignores + this, but we use them to make plans and such +- `.jnl` is a journal for accounting, the build system will check our + balances, make sure we're profitable + ## Development To build code, do: -- cgit v1.2.3