Indexing and proper string decomp

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diff --git a/tnslc/tests/proper_calling.tnsl b/tnslc/tests/proper_calling.tnsl
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+struct CallMe {
+    int a, b
+}
+
+/; method CallMe
+    /; call_two (int a, b) [int]
+        return a + b + self.a + self.b
+    ;/
+
+    /; call_four (int a, b, c, d) [int]
+        return self.call_two(a + b, b * c + d) + self.call_two(a * b + c, c + d)
+    ;/
+
+;/
+
+/; main [int]
+    CallMe cm
+    cm.a = 0
+    cm.b = 0
+    return cm.call_four(0, 2, 2, 0)
+;/
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diff --git a/tnslc/tests/syntax-playground.tnsl b/tnslc/tests/syntax-playground.tnsl
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+# This file is for playing with syntax and seeing what works and what does not.
+
+
+## TEST 1 - newlines seperate statements, not ;
+## newlines can be escaped with \
+
+/; test1
+    int main = 0
+
+    /; loop (int i = 0, i < 5) [i++]
+        tnsl.io.println("Hi!")
+    ;/
+
+    String str = {}
+
+    /; loop (char j = ' ', j != 'k') \
+            [j++]
+        
+        str.append(j)
+    ;/
+
+    tnsl.io.println(str)
+
+    return main
+;/
+
+## END TEST 1
+##
+## Thoughts: this is much better.
+
+## TEST 2 - get '.' augment auto de-references pointers
+
+struct a {
+    int i, j
+}
+
+struct b {
+    String str,
+    ~a ints
+}
+
+/; ptr_test1 
+    b str_b = {"Hello", {0, 1}}
+    
+    ~b ptr_b = ~str_b
+
+    tnsl.io.println(ptr_b.str)
+    # vs
+    tnsl.io.println(ptr_b`.str)
+    # both work
+
+    ptr_b.ints.i = 12
+    ptr_b.ints.j = ptr_b.ints.i / 4
+    # vs
+    ptr_b`.ints`.i = 12
+    ptr_b`.ints`.j = ptr_b`.ints`.i / 4
+    # Again, the second one is more descriptive, but is it better?
+
+    ptr_call(ptr_b)
+    ref_call(ptr_b)
+;/
+
+/; ptr_call (~b ptr)
+    ptr.ints.i = 8
+;/
+
+/; ref_call (b` ref)
+    ref.ints.j = 9
+;/
+
+## END TEST 2
+##
+## Thoughts: not sure, the . operator could become a little too ambiguous if this is added
+
+## Test 3: using [] for array indexing instead of {}
+
+:include "tnsl"
+:using "tnsl"
+
+/; main ({}String args) [int]
+    int i = len args
+    String first = args[0]
+
+    {}int list = {0, 1, 2, 3}
+    i = list[2]
+
+    return i
+;/
+
+## End test 3
+##
+## Thoughts: I'm not sure weather I like it better or not.