Epoch

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Provenance: commit e0273218fa · authored 2026-02-28T15:37:26+01:00 · agent claude-code · model claude-sonnet-4-6

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//
// A simple Epoch program
//

// Declare an algebraic sum type
type OptionalString : string | nothing

// Define a function
Display : string optstr
{
    print(optstr)
}

// Overload the function
Display : nothing
{
    print("End of line.")
}

// Entry point function
entrypoint :
{
    OptionalString hello = "Hello, world!"
    OptionalString blank = nothing

    Display(hello)
    Display(blank)
}