diff --git a/krakenGrammer.kgm b/krakenGrammer.kgm
index 8c143ab..e22add0 100644
--- a/krakenGrammer.kgm
+++ b/krakenGrammer.kgm
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ WS = actual_white | WS comment WS | WS comment | ;
 # cpp_comment lets us do stuff like ending a statement with a cpp comment - c comments already work as they don't eat the return
 
 maybe_line_white = "( |	)+" | ;
-line_end = maybe_line_white ";" | maybe_line_white line_break | maybe_line_white cpp_comment ;
+line_end = maybe_line_white ";" | maybe_line_white line_break | maybe_line_white cpp_comment | WS c_comment line_end ;
 
 # line_end = "( |	)+" ";" | "( |	)+" line_break | "( |	)+" cpp_comment | ";" | line_break | cpp_comment ;
 # line_end = WS ";" | WS line_break | WS cpp_comment ;
diff --git a/src/ASTTransformation.cpp b/src/ASTTransformation.cpp
index 087690e..30f8346 100644
--- a/src/ASTTransformation.cpp
+++ b/src/ASTTransformation.cpp
@@ -580,7 +580,12 @@ NodeTree<ASTData>* ASTTransformation::transform(NodeTree<Symbol>* from, NodeTree
 		// NodeTree<ASTData>* newIdentifier = transform(children[1], scope); //Transform the identifier
 		// newIdentifier->getDataRef()->valueType = Type(concatSymbolTree(children[0]));//set the type of the identifier
 		std::string newIdentifierStr = concatSymbolTree(children[0]);
-		Type* identifierType = typeFromTypeNode(children[2], scope, templateTypeReplacements);
+		Type* identifierType;
+        if (children.size() > 1 && concatSymbolTree(children[1]) == ".")
+            identifierType = typeFromTypeNode(children.back(), scope, templateTypeReplacements);
+        else
+            identifierType = typeFromTypeNode(children[2], scope, templateTypeReplacements);
+
 		std::cout << "Declaring an identifier " << newIdentifierStr << " to be of type " << identifierType->toString() << std::endl;
 		NodeTree<ASTData>* newIdentifier = new NodeTree<ASTData>("identifier", ASTData(identifier, Symbol(newIdentifierStr, true), identifierType));
         addToScope(newIdentifierStr, newIdentifier, scope);
@@ -588,20 +593,20 @@ NodeTree<ASTData>* ASTTransformation::transform(NodeTree<Symbol>* from, NodeTree
         addToScope("~enclosing_scope", newNode, newIdentifier);
 		newNode->addChild(newIdentifier);
 
-        if (children.size() > 2 && concatSymbolTree(children[2]) == ".") {
+        if (children.size() > 1 && concatSymbolTree(children[1]) == ".") {
             //A bit of a special case for declarations - if there's anything after just the normal 1 node declaration, it's either
             //an expression that is assigned to the declaration (int a = 4;) or a member call (Object a.constructAThing())
             //This code is a simplified version of the code in function_call with respect to access_operation.
             //Note that in this case, what is lhs there is our newIdentifier here (the declaration of the left side of the access operation)
-            auto sliced = slice(children, 4, -1);
+            auto sliced = slice(children, 3, -3);
             std::vector<NodeTree<ASTData>*> initPositionFuncParams = transformChildren(sliced, std::set<int>(), scope, types, templateTypeReplacements);
-            NodeTree<ASTData>* rhs = transform(children[3], identifierType->typeDefinition, mapNodesToTypes(initPositionFuncParams), templateTypeReplacements); //If an access operation, then the right side will be in the lhs's type's scope
+            NodeTree<ASTData>* rhs = transform(children[2], identifierType->typeDefinition, mapNodesToTypes(initPositionFuncParams), templateTypeReplacements); //If an access operation, then the right side will be in the lhs's type's scope
 			std::vector<NodeTree<ASTData>*> transformedChildren; transformedChildren.push_back(newIdentifier); transformedChildren.push_back(rhs);
 			NodeTree<ASTData>* accessFuncCall = doFunction(scope, ".", transformedChildren, templateTypeReplacements);
 		    accessFuncCall->getDataRef()->valueType = rhs->getDataRef()->valueType;
             //Now we borrow a bit of code from function_call below to actually use our new accessFuncCall to setup a "initPosition" function call
             //that will follow the identifier in this declaration node
-            std::string initPosFuncName = newIdentifierStr + "." + concatSymbolTree(children[3]);
+            std::string initPosFuncName = newIdentifierStr + "." + concatSymbolTree(children[2]);
             NodeTree<ASTData>* initPositionFuncCall = new NodeTree<ASTData>(initPosFuncName, ASTData(function_call, Symbol(initPosFuncName, true)));
             initPositionFuncCall->addChild(accessFuncCall);
             initPositionFuncCall->getDataRef()->valueType = accessFuncCall->getDataRef()->valueType;
@@ -998,7 +1003,7 @@ NodeTree<ASTData>* ASTTransformation::templateFunctionLookup(NodeTree<ASTData>*
         if (!traitsEqual)
             continue;
 
-        std::vector<NodeTree<Symbol>*> functionParameters = slice(templateSyntaxTree->getChildren(), 2, -3, 2); //skip name, intervening commas, return type, and the code block
+        std::vector<NodeTree<Symbol>*> functionParameters = slice(templateSyntaxTree->getChildren(), 2, -4, 2); //skip name, intervening commas, return type, and the code block
         std::cout << functionParameters.size() << " " << types.size() << std::endl;
         if (functionParameters.size() != types.size())
             continue;
diff --git a/stdlib/io.krak b/stdlib/io.krak
index 0fc8a3e..c41a819 100644
--- a/stdlib/io.krak
+++ b/stdlib/io.krak
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
 	#include <stdio.h>
 """
 
-|void| println() {
+fun println() : void {
     print("\n");
 }
 
-|void| print(|char*| toPrint) {
+fun print(toPrint: char*) : void {
 	__if_comp__ __C__ {
 		simple_passthrough(toPrint = toPrint::) """
 			printf(toPrint);
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
 	return;
 }
 
-|void| println(|char*| toPrint) {
+fun println(toPrint: char*) : void {
     print(toPrint);
     println();
 }
 
-|void| print(|string| toPrint) {
+fun print(toPrint: string) : void {
     print(toPrint.toCharArray());
 }
 
-|void| println(|string| toPrint) {
+fun println(toPrint: string): void {
     println(toPrint.toCharArray());
 }
 
-|void| print(|int| toPrint) {
+fun print(toPrint: int): void {
 	__if_comp__ __C__ {
 		simple_passthrough(toPrint = toPrint::) """
 			printf("%d", toPrint);
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
 	return;
 }
 
-|void| println(|int| toPrint) {
+fun println(toPrint: int): void {
     print(toPrint);
     println();
 }
 
-|void| print(|float| toPrint) {
+fun print(toPrint: float): void {
 	__if_comp__ __C__ {
 		simple_passthrough(toPrint = toPrint::) """
 			printf("%f", toPrint);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
 	return;
 }
 
-|void| print(|double| toPrint) {
+fun print(toPrint: double) : void{
 	__if_comp__ __C__ {
 		simple_passthrough(toPrint = toPrint::) """
 			printf("%f", toPrint);
@@ -62,20 +62,15 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
 	return;
 }
 
-|void| println(|float| toPrint) {
+fun println(toPrint: float): void {
     print(toPrint);
     println();
 }
 
-|void| println(|double| toPrint){
+fun println(toPrint: double): void {
     print(toPrint);
     println();
 }
 
 
 
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/stdlib/math.krak b/stdlib/math.krak
index 5f0b315..578c091 100644
--- a/stdlib/math.krak
+++ b/stdlib/math.krak
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(::"-lm") """
   #include <math.h>
 """
 
-|int| fibanacci(|int| num) {
+fun fibanacci(num: int): int {
 	if (num < 2)
 		return 1;
 	return fibanacci(num-1) + fibanacci(num-2);
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(::"-lm") """
  *  Trig Functions
  ********************/
 
-|double| atan(|double| arg)
+fun atan(arg: double): double
 {
-  |double| ans = 0;
+  var ans: double = 0;
   __if_comp__ __C__{
     simple_passthrough(arg = arg, ans = ans : ans = ans :) """
       ans = atan(arg);
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(::"-lm") """
   return ans;
 }//end atan function
 
-|double| atan2(|double| x, |double| y)
+fun atan2(x: double, y: double): double
 {
-  |double| ans = 0;
+  var ans: double = 0;
   __if_comp__ __C__{
     simple_passthrough(x = x, y = y, ans = ans : ans = ans :) """
       ans = atan2(x,y);
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(::"-lm") """
   return ans;
 }//end atan2 function
 
-|double| acos(|double| arg)
+fun acos(arg: double): double
 {
-  |double| ans = 0;
+  var ans: double = 0;
   __if_comp__ __C__{
     simple_passthrough(arg = arg, ans = ans : ans = ans :) """
       ans = acos(arg);
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(::"-lm") """
   return ans;
 }//end acos function
 
-|double| asin(|double| arg)
+fun asin(arg: double): double
 {
-  |double| ans = 0;
+  var ans: double = 0;
   __if_comp__ __C__{
     simple_passthrough(arg = arg, ans = ans : ans = ans :) """
       ans = asin(arg);
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(::"-lm") """
   return ans;
 }//end asin function
 
-|double| tan(|double| arg)
+fun tan(arg: double): double
 {
-  |double| ans = 0;
+  var ans: double = 0;
   __if_comp__ __C__{
     simple_passthrough(arg = arg, ans = ans : ans = ans :) """
       ans = tan(arg);
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(::"-lm") """
   return ans;
 }//end tan function
 
-|double| cos(|double| arg)
+fun cos(arg: double): double
 {
-  |double| ans = 0;
+  var ans: double = 0;
   __if_comp__ __C__{
     simple_passthrough(arg = arg, ans = ans : ans = ans :) """
       ans = cos(arg);
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(::"-lm") """
   return ans;
 }//end cos function
 
-|double| sin(|double| arg)
+fun sin(arg: double): double
 {
-  |double| ans = 0;
+  var ans: double = 0;
   __if_comp__ __C__{
     simple_passthrough(arg = arg, ans = ans : ans = ans :) """
       ans = sin(arg);
@@ -99,11 +99,3 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(::"-lm") """
 //|int| NotPi = 3;
 //|double| STD_PI = 4*atan(1);
 
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/stdlib/mem.krak b/stdlib/mem.krak
index a799bb2..2fd6fba 100644
--- a/stdlib/mem.krak
+++ b/stdlib/mem.krak
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
 
 /* we have a template versions so we don't have to cast (because we don't have that yet) */
 
-template <T> |T*| malloc(|int| size) {
-    |T*| memPtr;
+fun malloc<T>(size: int): T* {
+    var memPtr: T*;
 	__if_comp__ __C__ {
         simple_passthrough( size = size, memPtr = memPtr : memPtr = memPtr :) """
 			memPtr = malloc(size);
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ template <T> |T*| malloc(|int| size) {
 	return memPtr;
 }
 
-template <T> |void| free(|T*| memPtr) {
+fun free<T>(memPtr: T*): void {
 	__if_comp__ __C__ {
 		simple_passthrough(memPtr = memPtr ::) """
 			free(memPtr);
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ template <T> |void| free(|T*| memPtr) {
 	}
 }
 
-template <T> |int| sizeof() {
-	|T| testObj;
-    |int| result;
+fun sizeof<T>(): int {
+	var testObj: T;
+    var result: int;
 	__if_comp__ __C__ {
 		simple_passthrough(testObj = testObj : result = result:) """
 			int result = sizeof(testObj);
@@ -33,32 +33,32 @@ template <T> |int| sizeof() {
 	return result;
 }
 
-template <T> |T*| new(|int| count) {
+fun new<T>(count: int): T* {
 	return malloc<T>( sizeof<T>() * count );
 }
 
-template <T> |T*| new() {
+fun new<T>(): T* {
 	return new<T>(1);
 }
 
 /* We specilize on the trait Destructable to decide on whether or not the destructor should be called */
-template <T> |void| delete(|T*| toDelete, |int| itemCount) {
+fun delete<T>(toDelete: T*, itemCount: int): void {
     delete<T>(toDelete);
 }
 
 /* Calling this with itemCount = 0 allows you to delete destructable objects without calling their destructors. */
-template <T(Destructable)> |void| delete(|T*| toDelete, |int| itemCount) {
-    for (|int| i = 0; i < itemCount; i++;)
+fun delete<T(Destructable)>(toDelete: T*, itemCount: int): void {
+    for (var i: int = 0; i < itemCount; i++;)
         toDelete[i].destruct();
     delete<T>(toDelete);
 }
 
 /* We specilize on the trait Destructable to decide on whether or not the destructor should be called */
-template <T> |void| delete(|T*| toDelete) {
+fun delete<T>(toDelete: T*): void {
     free<T>(toDelete);
 }
 
-template <T(Destructable)> |void| delete(|T*| toDelete) {
+fun delete<T(Destructable)>(toDelete: T*): void {
     toDelete->destruct();
     free<T>(toDelete);
 }
diff --git a/stdlib/string.krak b/stdlib/string.krak
index 50432e3..f9bef1e 100644
--- a/stdlib/string.krak
+++ b/stdlib/string.krak
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ import vector;
 import mem;
 
 typedef string (Destructable) {
-    |vector::vector<char>| data;
-    |string*| construct() {
+    var data: vector::vector<char>;
+    fun construct(): string* {
         data.construct();
         return this;
     }
-    |string*| construct(|char*| str) {
+    fun construct(str: char*): string* {
         data.construct();
         while(*str) {
             data.addEnd(*str);
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ typedef string (Destructable) {
         return this;
     }
 
-    |char*| toCharArray() {
-        |char*| out = mem::new<char>(data.size);
-        for (|int| i = 0; i < data.size; i++;)
+    fun toCharArray(): char* {
+        var out: char* = mem::new<char>(data.size);
+        for (var i: int = 0; i < data.size; i++;)
             out[i] = data.get(i);
         return out;
     }
diff --git a/stdlib/trivial_container.krak b/stdlib/trivial_container.krak
index 4b70141..9d87def 100644
--- a/stdlib/trivial_container.krak
+++ b/stdlib/trivial_container.krak
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import io;
 
-typedef template <T> trivialContainer {
-	|T| data;
-	|void| print() {
+typedef trivialContainer<T> {
+	var data: T;
+	fun print(): void {
         io::print(data);
 	}
 };
diff --git a/stdlib/util.krak b/stdlib/util.krak
index 70e605c..a46f852 100644
--- a/stdlib/util.krak
+++ b/stdlib/util.krak
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
-template<T> |T| greater(|T| a, |T| b) {
+fun greater<T>(a: T, b: T): T {
     if (a > b)
         return a;
     return b;
 }
 
-template<T> |T| lesser(|T| a, |T| b) {
+fun lesser<T>(a: T, b: T): T {
     if (a > b)
         return b;
     return a;
diff --git a/stdlib/vector.krak b/stdlib/vector.krak
index 512a0f6..0b9ec23 100644
--- a/stdlib/vector.krak
+++ b/stdlib/vector.krak
@@ -2,27 +2,27 @@ import mem:*;
 import util:*;
 import io:*;
 
-typedef template<T> vector (Destructable) {
-    |T*| data;
-    |int| size;
-    |int| available;
+typedef vector<T> (Destructable) {
+    var data: T*;
+    var size: int;
+    var available: int;
 
-    |vector<T>*| construct() {
+    fun construct(): vector<T>* {
         size = 0;
         available = 8;
         data = new<T>(8);
         return this;
     }
 
-    |void| destruct() {
+    fun destruct(): void {
         delete<T>(data);
     }
 
-    |bool| resize(|int| newSize) {
-        |T*| newData = new<T>(newSize);
+    fun resize(newSize: int): bool {
+        var newData: T* = new<T>(newSize);
         if (!newData)
             return false;
-        for (|int| i = 0; i < lesser<int>(size, newSize); i++;)
+        for (var i: int = 0; i < lesser<int>(size, newSize); i++;)
             newData[i] = data[i];
         delete<T>(data, 0);
         data = newData;
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ typedef template<T> vector (Destructable) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    |T| at(|int| index) {
+    fun at(index: int): T {
         return get(index);
     }
 
-    |T| get(|int| index) {
+    fun get(index: int): T {
         if (index < 0 || index >= size) {
             println("Vector access out of bounds! Retuning 0th element as sanest option");
             print("Vector tried to access element: ");
@@ -44,17 +44,18 @@ typedef template<T> vector (Destructable) {
         return data[index];
     }
 
-    |T*| getBackingMemory() { return data; }
+    fun getBackingMemory(): T* { return data; }
 
-    |void| set(|int| index, |T| dataIn) {
+    fun set(index: int, dataIn: T): void {
         if (index < 0 || index  >= size)
             return;
         data[index] = dataIn;
     }
-    |void| addEnd(|T| dataIn) {
+    fun addEnd(dataIn: T): void {
         size++;
         if (size >= available)
             resize(size*2);
         data[size-1] = dataIn;
     }
 };
+
diff --git a/tests/c_passthrough_diff.krak b/tests/c_passthrough_diff.krak
index 394d730..2b78e6b 100644
--- a/tests/c_passthrough_diff.krak
+++ b/tests/c_passthrough_diff.krak
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
     int diff = 7;
 """
 
-|void| print_it() {
+fun print_it(): void {
     __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
         printf("diff_file: %d\n", diff);
     """
 }
 
-|void| print_it(|int| i) {
+fun print_it(i: int): void {
     __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(i = i::) """
         printf("diff_file: %d\n", i);
     """
diff --git a/tests/sameNameOne.krak b/tests/sameNameOne.krak
index 192552f..e32e838 100644
--- a/tests/sameNameOne.krak
+++ b/tests/sameNameOne.krak
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
-|int| sameVar;
-|int| sameFun() { return 5; }
+var sameVar: int;
+fun sameFun(): int { return 5; }
 typedef classTester {
-    |int| method() { return 8; }
+    fun method(): int { return 8; }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/sameNameTwo.krak b/tests/sameNameTwo.krak
index 0b0d15c..50e7172 100644
--- a/tests/sameNameTwo.krak
+++ b/tests/sameNameTwo.krak
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-|int| sameVar;
-|int| sameFun() { return 6; }
+var sameVar: int;
+fun sameFun(): int { return 6; }
 typedef classTester {
-    |int| method() { return 9; }
+    fun method(): int { return 9; }
 }
diff --git a/tests/scopeQualified.krak b/tests/scopeQualified.krak
index c862136..dd94944 100644
--- a/tests/scopeQualified.krak
+++ b/tests/scopeQualified.krak
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
-|int| qualified_variable = 7;
-|int| qualified_func() { return 9; }
+var qualified_variable: int = 7;
+fun qualified_func(): int { return 9; }
 
 typedef qualified_class {
-    |int| number;
-    |qualified_class*| construct(|int| num) {
+    var number: int;
+    fun construct(num: int): qualified_class* {
         number = num;
         return this;
     }
-    |int| get() {
+    fun get(): int {
         return number;
     }
 };
 
-typedef template <T> qualified_container {
-    |T| data;
-    |qualified_container<T>*| construct(|T| dataIn) {
+typedef qualified_container<T> {
+    var data: T;
+    fun construct(dataIn: T): qualified_container<T>* {
         data = dataIn;
     }
-    |T| get() {
+    fun get(): T {
         return data;
     }
 };
 
-template<T> |T| qualified_id(|T| it) {
+fun qualified_id<T>(it: T): T {
     return it;
 }
diff --git a/tests/scopeUnqualified.krak b/tests/scopeUnqualified.krak
index f540dbf..e35da56 100644
--- a/tests/scopeUnqualified.krak
+++ b/tests/scopeUnqualified.krak
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
-|int| unqualifed_variable = 8;
-|int| unqualified_func() { return 10; }
+var unqualifed_variable: int = 8;
+fun unqualified_func(): int { return 10; }
 
 typedef unqualified_class {
-    |int| number;
-    |unqualified_class*| construct(|int| num) {
+    var number: int;
+    fun construct(num: int): unqualified_class* {
         number = num;
         return this;
     }
-    |int| get() {
+    fun get(): int {
         return number;
     }
 };
 
-typedef template <T> unqualified_container {
-    |T| data;
-    |unqualified_container<T>*| construct(|T| dataIn) {
+typedef unqualified_container<T> {
+    var data: T;
+    fun construct(dataIn: T): unqualified_container<T>* {
         data = dataIn;
     }
-    |T| get() {
+    fun get(): T {
         return data;
     }
 };
 
-template<T> |T| unqualified_id(|T| it) {
+fun unqualified_id<T>(it: T): T {
     return it;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_OperatorOverloadTest.krak b/tests/test_OperatorOverloadTest.krak
index 4218ba2..81683b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_OperatorOverloadTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_OperatorOverloadTest.krak
@@ -1,44 +1,44 @@
 import io:*;
 
 typedef Vec2 {
-	|int| x;
-	|int| y;
+	var x: int;
+	var y: int;
 
-	|void| print() {
+	fun print(): void {
 		print(x);
 		print(" ");
 		print(y);
 	}
 
-	|Vec2| add(|Vec2| other) {
-		|Vec2| toReturn;
+	fun add(other: Vec2): Vec2 {
+		var toReturn: Vec2;
 		toReturn.x = x + other.x;
 		toReturn.y = y + other.y;
 		print();
 		return toReturn;
 	}
 
-	|Vec2| subtract(|Vec2| other) {
-		|Vec2| toReturn;
+	fun subtract(other: Vec2): Vec2 {
+		var toReturn: Vec2;
 		toReturn.x = x - other.x;
 		toReturn.y = y - other.y;
 		print();
 		return toReturn;
 	}
 
-	|Vec2| operator+(|Vec2| other) {
+	fun operator+(other: Vec2): Vec2 {
 		return add(other);
 	}
 
 };
 
-|Vec2| operator-(|Vec2| lhs, |Vec2| rhs) {
+fun operator-(lhs: Vec2, rhs: Vec2): Vec2 {
 	return lhs.subtract(rhs);
 }
 
-|int| main() {
-	|Vec2| vector1;
-	|Vec2| vector2;
+fun main(): int {
+	var vector1: Vec2;
+	var vector2: Vec2;
 	vector1.x = 3;
 	vector1.y = 9;
 	vector2 = vector1;
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ typedef Vec2 {
 	vector3.y = vector1.y + vector2.y;
 	vector2.print();
 	*/
-	|Vec2| addition = vector1 + vector2;
+	var addition: Vec2 = vector1 + vector2;
 	print("\n");
 	addition.print();
 	print("\nSubtraction\n");
 	vector2.x = 100;
 	vector2.y = 70;
-	|Vec2| subtraction = vector1 - vector2;
+	var subtraction: Vec2 = vector1 - vector2;
 	print("\n");
 	print(subtraction.x); print(" "); print(subtraction.y);
 
diff --git a/tests/test_RecursiveTest.krak b/tests/test_RecursiveTest.krak
index 87deed8..04fbe40 100644
--- a/tests/test_RecursiveTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_RecursiveTest.krak
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import io:*;
 
-|int| fibanacci(|int| num) {
+fun fibanacci(num: int): int {
 	if (num < 2)
 		return 1;
 	return fibanacci(num-1) + fibanacci(num-2);
 }
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
 	print(fibanacci(4));
 	print("\n");
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_badMath.krak b/tests/test_badMath.krak
index 5fdf244..570cd1e 100644
--- a/tests/test_badMath.krak
+++ b/tests/test_badMath.krak
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import io;
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): void {
     io::println("Spam");
-    |int| x = 4;
+    var x: int = 4;
     x += 3;
     x++;
-    |int| y = 6;
-    |int| z = x + y;
-    |int| q = z+z;
-    |int| q2 = z*3;
-    |int| q3 = y + y;
+    var y :int = 6;
+    var z :int = x + y;
+    var q :int = z+z;
+    var q2:int = z*3;
+    var q3:int = y + y;
     io::println(q3);
     io::println(z);
     io::println(q);
-    for (|int| i = 0; i < 20; i++;) z++;
+    for (var i:int = 0; i < 20; i++;) z++;
     if (z > 20) io::println("We'll find out.");
     io::println(z);
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_c_passthrough.krak b/tests/test_c_passthrough.krak
index b79a748..20fa633 100644
--- a/tests/test_c_passthrough.krak
+++ b/tests/test_c_passthrough.krak
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
     int same = 5;
 """
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
 
     __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough """
         printf("same_file: %d\n", same);
     """
 
     c_passthrough_diff::print_it();
-    |int| i = 7;
-    |int| j = 6;
+    var i: int = 7;
+    var j: int = 6;
     __if_comp__ __C__ simple_passthrough(i = i, j = j : j = j:) """
         j = i + j;
     """
diff --git a/tests/test_chainedIndirectTemplates.krak b/tests/test_chainedIndirectTemplates.krak
index a84ace0..ebe5e57 100644
--- a/tests/test_chainedIndirectTemplates.krak
+++ b/tests/test_chainedIndirectTemplates.krak
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import vector:*;
 import io:*;
 
-template <T> |T| test(|vector<T>| a) {
+fun test<T>(a: vector<T>): T {
     return a.at(0);
 }
 
-|int| main() {
-    |vector<int>| a.construct();
+fun main(): int {
+    var a.construct(): vector<int>;
     a.addEnd(2);
     println(test<int>(a));
     return 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_commentFirstTest.krak b/tests/test_commentFirstTest.krak
index 41d83f7..bbe6b4c 100644
--- a/tests/test_commentFirstTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_commentFirstTest.krak
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* Comment first! */
 import io:*;
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
     println(1337) /*how bout now*/
     println(42) //or now
     return 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_declarationsTest.krak b/tests/test_declarationsTest.krak
index 84e8ee3..e635560 100644
--- a/tests/test_declarationsTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_declarationsTest.krak
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@ import io:*;
 import mem:*;
 
 typedef ClassWithConstructor {
-    |int| data;
-    |ClassWithConstructor*| construct(|int| inData) {
+    var data: int;
+    fun construct(inData: int): ClassWithConstructor* {
         data = inData;
         return this;
     }
-    |void| printData() {
+    fun printData(): void {
         println(data);
     }
 };
 
-|int| main() {
-    |ClassWithConstructor| object.construct(4);
+fun main(): int {
+    var object.construct(4): ClassWithConstructor;
     //ClassWithConstructor object;
     //object.construct(4);
     object.printData();
-    |int| a = 8;
+    var a: int = 8;
     println(a);
-    |ClassWithConstructor*| objPtr = new<ClassWithConstructor>()->construct(11);
+    var objPtr: ClassWithConstructor* = new<ClassWithConstructor>()->construct(11);
     objPtr->printData();
     delete<ClassWithConstructor>(objPtr);
     return 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_destructorTest.krak b/tests/test_destructorTest.krak
index 65223f1..e303d9b 100644
--- a/tests/test_destructorTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_destructorTest.krak
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 import io:*;
 
 typedef DestructorPrint {
-    |char*| myStr;
-    |DestructorPrint*| construct(|char*| str) {
+    var myStr: char*;
+    fun construct(str: char*): DestructorPrint* {
         myStr = str;
         return this;
     }
-    |void| destruct() {
+    fun destruct(): void {
         println(myStr);
     }
 };
 
 typedef NoDistruction {
-    |int| a;
-    |void| dummyFunc() {}
+    var a: int;
+    fun dummyFunc(): void {}
 };
 
-|void| indirPrint() {
-    |DestructorPrint| testObj.construct("Hello Destructors!");
-    |NoDistruction| dummy;
+fun indirPrint(): void {
+    var testObj.construct("Hello Destructors!"): DestructorPrint;
+    var dummy: NoDistruction;
 }
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
     indirPrint();
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_else.krak b/tests/test_else.krak
index a9dd61e..e150e06 100644
--- a/tests/test_else.krak
+++ b/tests/test_else.krak
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import io:*;
 
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
     if (1>2) {
         println("Wrong");
     } else {
diff --git a/tests/test_emptyBracesFunction.krak b/tests/test_emptyBracesFunction.krak
index 1413c75..be178b7 100644
--- a/tests/test_emptyBracesFunction.krak
+++ b/tests/test_emptyBracesFunction.krak
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import io;
 
-|void| nothing() {}
+fun nothing(): void {}
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
     nothing();
     io::println("It was nothing");
     return 0;
diff --git a/tests/test_functionMultipleTemplateTest.krak b/tests/test_functionMultipleTemplateTest.krak
index e6ff2dc..c496e49 100644
--- a/tests/test_functionMultipleTemplateTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_functionMultipleTemplateTest.krak
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import io:*;
 
-template <T,J> |void| addAndPrint(|T| a, |J| b) {
+fun addAndPrint<T,J>(a: T, b: J): void {
 	print(a+b);
 }
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
 
 	addAndPrint<int,double>(10,12.14159);
 	print("\n");
diff --git a/tests/test_functionOrderingTest.krak b/tests/test_functionOrderingTest.krak
index 9c89e95..8ac6732 100644
--- a/tests/test_functionOrderingTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_functionOrderingTest.krak
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import io:*;
 
-|int| ret1() {
+fun ret1(): int {
 	return ret2() / 2;
 }
 
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
 	print(ret1());
 	print(ret2());
 	print("\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
-|int| ret2() {
+fun ret2(): int {
 	return 2;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_functionTemplateTest.krak b/tests/test_functionTemplateTest.krak
index e104d20..af7bb2d 100644
--- a/tests/test_functionTemplateTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_functionTemplateTest.krak
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import io;
 
-template <T> |T| addAndPrint(|T| a, |T| b) {
+fun addAndPrint<T>(a: T, b: T): T {
     io::print(a+b);
 	return a+b;
 }
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
 	addAndPrint<int>(10,12);
     io::print("\n");
 
diff --git a/tests/test_memTest.krak b/tests/test_memTest.krak
index b9a2c41..5a49ffe 100644
--- a/tests/test_memTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_memTest.krak
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import mem:*;
 import io:*;
 
 typedef AnObject {
-	|int| a;
-	|int| b;
-	|char*| c;
+	var a: int;
+	var b: int;
+	var c: char*;
 
-	|void| print() {
+	fun print(): void {
 		print(a+b);
 		print("\n");
 		print(c);
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ typedef AnObject {
 };
 
 
-|int| main() {
-	|AnObject*| ptr = new<AnObject>();
+fun main(): int {
+	var ptr: AnObject* = new<AnObject>();
 	ptr->a = 4;
 	ptr->b = 7;
 	ptr->c = "Hello decent memory! Quite a nice feeling\n";
diff --git a/tests/test_moreComplexObjectTest.krak b/tests/test_moreComplexObjectTest.krak
index 59fe0df..07999a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_moreComplexObjectTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_moreComplexObjectTest.krak
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 import io:*;
 
 typedef firstObject {
-	|int| objectNum;
-	|int| other;
-	|void| print() {
+	var objectNum: int;
+	var other: int;
+	fun print(): void {
 		print(other);
 	}
-	|void| printInd() {
+	fun printInd(): void {
 		print();
 	}
 };
 
 typedef Int int;
 
-|Int| aliasNum;
+var aliasNum: Int;
 
-|int| main() {
-	|firstObject| wooObject;
+fun main(): int {
+	var wooObject: firstObject;
 	wooObject.objectNum = 7;
 	print(wooObject.objectNum);
-	|firstObject*| objPtr = &wooObject;
+	var objPtr: firstObject* = &wooObject;
 	objPtr->objectNum = 42;
 	print(objPtr->objectNum);
 	print("\n");
diff --git a/tests/test_moreObjectTemplateTest.krak b/tests/test_moreObjectTemplateTest.krak
index e4be5b2..f7a47f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_moreObjectTemplateTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_moreObjectTemplateTest.krak
@@ -2,30 +2,30 @@ import io:*;
 import trivial_container:*;
 
 typedef RegularObject {
-	|int| num;
-	|trivialContainer<char*>| innerContainer;
-	|void| set(|char*| message, |int| number) {
+	var num: int;
+	var innerContainer: trivialContainer<char*>;
+	fun set(message: char*, number: int): void {
 		innerContainer.data = message;
 		num = number;
 	}
-	|char*| get() {
+	fun get(): char* {
 		return innerContainer.data;
 	}
-	|void| print() {
+	fun print(): void {
 		print(num);
 		innerContainer.print();
 	}
 };
 
 typedef MyIntContainer trivialContainer<int>;
-|MyIntContainer| roundabout;
-|RegularObject| outsideDec;
+var roundabout: MyIntContainer;
+var outsideDec: RegularObject;
 
-|void| print(|trivialContainer<char*>| toPrint) {
+fun print(toPrint: trivialContainer<char*>): void {
 	print(toPrint.data);
 }
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
 	roundabout.data = 4;
 	outsideDec.set("Hello!", 5);
 	roundabout.print();
diff --git a/tests/test_nequals.krak b/tests/test_nequals.krak
index 98eb56f..9a5b103 100644
--- a/tests/test_nequals.krak
+++ b/tests/test_nequals.krak
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import io:*;
 
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
     if (1 != 2)
         println("Correct");
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_newScoping.krak b/tests/test_newScoping.krak
index 9a081af..d1100a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_newScoping.krak
+++ b/tests/test_newScoping.krak
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ import io;
 import scopeQualified;
 import scopeUnqualified : * ;
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
     io::println("Qualified io!");
 
     // Defined in scopeQualified
     io::println(scopeQualified::qualified_variable);
     io::println(scopeQualified::qualified_func());
-    |scopeQualified::qualified_class| qClass.construct(11);
+    var qClass.construct(11): scopeQualified::qualified_class;
     io::println(qClass.get());
 
-    |scopeQualified::qualified_container<char*>| sayQualified.construct("Qualified Container!");
+    var sayQualified.construct("Qualified Container!"): scopeQualified::qualified_container<char*>;
     io::println(sayQualified.get());
     io::println(scopeQualified::qualified_id<char*>("Even template functions qualified!"));
 
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ import scopeUnqualified : * ;
     // Defined in scopeUnqualified
     io::println(unqualifed_variable);
     io::println(unqualified_func());
-    |unqualified_class| uqClass.construct(12);
+    var uqClass.construct(12): unqualified_class;
     io::println(uqClass.get());
 
-    |unqualified_container<char*>| sayUnqualified.construct("Unqualified Container!");
+    var sayUnqualified.construct("Unqualified Container!"): unqualified_container<char*>;
     io::println(sayUnqualified.get());
     io::println(unqualified_id<char*>("Even template functions unqualified!"));
 
diff --git a/tests/test_nosemicolon.krak b/tests/test_nosemicolon.krak
index 5ca5de9..7953bf9 100644
--- a/tests/test_nosemicolon.krak
+++ b/tests/test_nosemicolon.krak
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import io:*
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
     println("no semicolons!")
     if (1 < 2) println("still no!")
     println("and again")
diff --git a/tests/test_objectOrderingTest.krak b/tests/test_objectOrderingTest.krak
index 7fb978f..bc2d74b 100644
--- a/tests/test_objectOrderingTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_objectOrderingTest.krak
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 import io:*;
 
 typedef objectA {
-	|int| a;
+	var a: int;
 };
 
 typedef BigObject {
-	|objectA| a;
-	|objectB| b;
-	|int| add() {
+	var a: objectA;
+	var b: objectB;
+	fun add(): int {
 		return a.a + b.b;
 	}
 };
 
 typedef objectB {
-	|int| b;
+	var b: int;
 };
 
 
-|int| main() {
-	|BigObject| c;
+fun main(): int {
+	var c: BigObject;
 	c.a.a = 4;
 	c.b.b = 8;
 	print(c.add());
diff --git a/tests/test_sameName.krak b/tests/test_sameName.krak
index a75470e..c5b9ed1 100644
--- a/tests/test_sameName.krak
+++ b/tests/test_sameName.krak
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@ import io:*
 import sameNameOne
 import sameNameTwo
 
-|int| sameVar;
-|int| sameFun() { return 4; }
+var sameVar: int;
+fun sameFun(): int { return 4; }
 
 typedef classTester {
-    |int| method() {
+    fun method(): int {
         return 7
     }
 }
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
     sameVar = 1
     sameNameOne::sameVar = 2
     sameNameTwo::sameVar = 3
 
-    |classTester| class1;
-    |sameNameOne::classTester| class2;
-    |sameNameTwo::classTester| class3;
+    var class1: classTester;
+    var class2: sameNameOne::classTester;
+    var class3: sameNameTwo::classTester;
 
     println(sameVar)
     println(sameNameOne::sameVar)
diff --git a/tests/test_simpleFunctionTest.krak b/tests/test_simpleFunctionTest.krak
index 146e497..ff6c6b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_simpleFunctionTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_simpleFunctionTest.krak
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import io:*;
 
-|int| addAndPrintInt(|int| a, |int| b) {
+fun addAndPrintInt(a: int, b: int): int {
 	print(a+b);
 	return a+b;
 }
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
 
 	print(addAndPrintInt(7,12));
 	print("\n");
diff --git a/tests/test_simpleObjectMultipleTemplateTest.krak b/tests/test_simpleObjectMultipleTemplateTest.krak
index c67136f..3d55db3 100644
--- a/tests/test_simpleObjectMultipleTemplateTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_simpleObjectMultipleTemplateTest.krak
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import io;
 
 
-typedef template <T,J> TemplateTest {
-	|T| a;
-	|J| b;
-	|void| print() {
+typedef TemplateTest<T,J> {
+	var a: T;
+	var b: J;
+	fun print(): void {
         io::print("a: ");
         io::print(a);
         io::print("\n");
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ typedef template <T,J> TemplateTest {
 	}
 };
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
 
-	|TemplateTest<int, char*>| test;
-	|TemplateTest<char*, char*>| test2;
+	var test: TemplateTest<int, char*>;
+	var test2: TemplateTest<char*, char*>;
 	test.a = 24;
 	test.b = "Hello World";
 	test2.a = "Pi incoming";
diff --git a/tests/test_simpleObjectTemplateTest.krak b/tests/test_simpleObjectTemplateTest.krak
index 396e6ff..b84f9b0 100644
--- a/tests/test_simpleObjectTemplateTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_simpleObjectTemplateTest.krak
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import io;
 
 
-typedef template <T> TemplateTest {
-	|int| a;
-	|T| b;
-	|void| print() {
+typedef TemplateTest<T> {
+	var a: int;
+	var b: T;
+	fun print(): void {
         io::print("a: ");
         io::print(a);
         io::print("\n");
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ typedef template <T> TemplateTest {
 	}
 };
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
 
-	|TemplateTest<int>| test;
-	|TemplateTest<char*>| test2;
+	var test: TemplateTest<int>;
+	var test2: TemplateTest<char*>;
 	test.a = 5;
 	test.b = 7;
 	test2.a = 9;
diff --git a/tests/test_simpleObjectTest.krak b/tests/test_simpleObjectTest.krak
index a06ed8a..e44f061 100644
--- a/tests/test_simpleObjectTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_simpleObjectTest.krak
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import io;
 
 typedef FirstObject {
-	|int| objectNum;
-	|void| PrintSelf(|int| a) {
+	var objectNum: int;
+	fun PrintSelf(a: int): void {
         io::print(objectNum);
         io::print(a);
 	}
 };
 
-|int| main() {
-	|FirstObject| wooObject;
+fun main(): int {
+	var wooObject: FirstObject;
 	wooObject.objectNum = 5;
 	wooObject.PrintSelf(7);
     io::print("\n");
diff --git a/tests/test_string.krak b/tests/test_string.krak
index 01b69db..6988fd6 100644
--- a/tests/test_string.krak
+++ b/tests/test_string.krak
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import io;
 import string;
 
 
-|int| main() {
-    |string::string| str.construct("hello strings");
+fun main(): int {
+    var str.construct("hello strings"): string::string;
     io::println(str);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_templateTest.krak b/tests/test_templateTest.krak
index 91b4fef..24c3d97 100644
--- a/tests/test_templateTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_templateTest.krak
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import io:*;
 import trivial_container:*;
 
-typedef template <T> TemplateTest {
-	|int| a;
-	|T| b;
-	|trivialContainer<T>| c;
-	|void| print() {
+typedef TemplateTest<T> {
+	var a: int;
+	var b: T;
+	var c: trivialContainer<T>;
+	fun print(): void {
 		print("a: ");
 		print(a);
 		print("\n");
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ typedef template <T> TemplateTest {
 
 typedef MyInt int;
 
-|MyInt| c;
+var c: MyInt;
 
 
-template <T> |T| addAndPrint(|T| a, |T| b) {
+fun addAndPrint<T>(a: T, b: T): T {
 	print(a+b);
 	return a+b;
 }
 
-|int| main() {
-	|TemplateTest<int>| test;
-	|TemplateTest<char*>| test2;
+fun main(): int {
+	var test: TemplateTest<int>;
+	var test2: TemplateTest<char*>;
 	test.a = 5;
 	test.b = 7;
 	test.c.data = 1337;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ template <T> |T| addAndPrint(|T| a, |T| b) {
 	test.print();
 	test2.print();
 
-	|trivialContainer<char*>| testImport;
+	var testImport: trivialContainer<char*>;
 	testImport.data = "From another file! Whoh!";
 	testImport.print();
 	print("\n");
diff --git a/tests/test_testArrayNotation.krak b/tests/test_testArrayNotation.krak
index 02402f3..9e3f6ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_testArrayNotation.krak
+++ b/tests/test_testArrayNotation.krak
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import io:*;
 import mem:*;
 
-|int| main() {
-	|int| b;
-	|int*| a = &b;
+fun main(): int {
+	var b: int;
+	var a: int* = &b;
 	a [ 0 ] = 7;
 	print(a [ 0 ] );
 	print(*a);
diff --git a/tests/test_topLevelVarInit.krak b/tests/test_topLevelVarInit.krak
index 9f8aa92..9a0eeb8 100644
--- a/tests/test_topLevelVarInit.krak
+++ b/tests/test_topLevelVarInit.krak
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import io;
 
-|int| a = 42;
+var a: int = 42;
 
-|int| main() {
+fun main(): int {
     io::println(a);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_traitsTest.krak b/tests/test_traitsTest.krak
index b9b55b0..d586ff8 100644
--- a/tests/test_traitsTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_traitsTest.krak
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@ typedef Trait2 (SecondTrait) {};
 typedef TwoTrait (FirstTrait, SecondTrait) {};
 typedef AlreadySpecilized (FirstTrait, SecondTrait) {};
 
-template <T> |void| OneTwoFunc(|T| obj) {
+fun OneTwoFunc<T>(obj: T): void {
     println("No Traits");
 }
 
-template <T(FirstTrait)> |void| OneTwoFunc(|T| obj) {
+fun OneTwoFunc<T(FirstTrait)>(obj: T): void {
     println("First Trait");
 }
 
-template <T(SecondTrait)> |void| OneTwoFunc(|T| obj) {
+fun OneTwoFunc<T(SecondTrait)>(obj: T): void {
     println("Second Trait");
 }
 
-template <T(FirstTrait, SecondTrait)> |void| OneTwoFunc(|T| obj) {
+fun OneTwoFunc<T(FirstTrait, SecondTrait)>(obj: T): void {
     println("Both Traits");
 }
 /*
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ template <AlreadySpecilized> |void| OneTwoFunc(|AlreadySpecilized| obj) {
 //This should work for objects too!
 //To test, we cycle the mapping of traits
 
-typedef template<T> OneTwoObj (FirstTrait) {};
-typedef template<T(FirstTrait)> OneTwoObj (SecondTrait) {};
-typedef template<T(SecondTrait)> OneTwoObj (FirstTrait, SecondTrait) {};
-typedef template<T(FirstTrait, SecondTrait)> OneTwoObj {};
+typedef OneTwoObj<T> (FirstTrait) {};
+typedef OneTwoObj<T(FirstTrait)> (SecondTrait) {};
+typedef OneTwoObj<T(SecondTrait)> (FirstTrait, SecondTrait) {};
+typedef OneTwoObj<T(FirstTrait, SecondTrait)> {};
 /*
  *typedef template<AlreadySpecilized> OneTwoObj {
  *    void proveSpecilized() {
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ typedef template<T(FirstTrait, SecondTrait)> OneTwoObj {};
  *};
  */
 
-|int| main() {
-    |NoTraits| a;
-    |Trait1| b;
-    |Trait2| c;
-    |TwoTrait| d;
-    |AlreadySpecilized| e;
+fun main(): int {
+    var a: NoTraits;
+    var b: Trait1;
+    var c: Trait2;
+    var d: TwoTrait;
+    var e: AlreadySpecilized;
 
     OneTwoFunc<NoTraits>(a);
     OneTwoFunc<Trait1>(b);
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ typedef template<T(FirstTrait, SecondTrait)> OneTwoObj {};
 
     println();
 
-    |OneTwoObj<NoTraits>| alpha;
-    |OneTwoObj<Trait1>| beta;
-    |OneTwoObj<Trait2>| gamma;
-    |OneTwoObj<TwoTrait>| delta;
+    var alpha: OneTwoObj<NoTraits>;
+    var beta: OneTwoObj<Trait1>;
+    var gamma: OneTwoObj<Trait2>;
+    var delta: OneTwoObj<TwoTrait>;
 //    |OneTwoObj<AlreadySpecilized>| epsilon;
 
     OneTwoFunc<OneTwoObj<NoTraits>>(alpha);
diff --git a/tests/test_trigTest.krak b/tests/test_trigTest.krak
index 51811c8..b66fbdc 100644
--- a/tests/test_trigTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_trigTest.krak
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import io:*;
 import math:*;
 
-|int| main()
+fun main(): int
 {
-  |double| ans;
-  |double| STD_PI = 4.0*atan(1.0);
+  var ans: double;
+  var STD_PI: double = 4.0*atan(1.0);
   println(STD_PI);
 
   /*
diff --git a/tests/test_typeExpr.krak b/tests/test_typeExpr.krak
index 4b2db33..fce2d2d 100644
--- a/tests/test_typeExpr.krak
+++ b/tests/test_typeExpr.krak
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 import io;
 
 typedef ClassWithConstructor {
-    |int| data;
-    |ClassWithConstructor*| construct(|int| inData) {
+    var data: int;
+    fun construct(inData: int): ClassWithConstructor* {
         data = inData;
         return this;
     }
-    |void| printData() {
+    fun printData(): void {
         io::println(data);
     }
 };
 
-|int| main() {
-    |ClassWithConstructor| object.construct(4);
+fun main(): int {
+     var object.construct(4): ClassWithConstructor;
     object.printData();
-    |int| a = 8;
+    var a :int = 8;
     io::println(a);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_vectorTest.krak b/tests/test_vectorTest.krak
index 3c25ee3..30fe3a4 100644
--- a/tests/test_vectorTest.krak
+++ b/tests/test_vectorTest.krak
@@ -3,25 +3,25 @@ import mem:*;
 import vector:*;
 
 typedef AbleToBeDestroyed (Destructable) {
-    |void| destruct() {
+    fun destruct(): void {
         println("Destroyed!");
     }
 };
 
-|int| main() {
-    |vector<int>| intVec.construct();
+fun main(): int {
+    var intVec.construct(): vector<int>;
     intVec.addEnd(1);
     intVec.addEnd(3);
     intVec.addEnd(3);
     intVec.addEnd(7);
     println(intVec.size);
-    for (|int| i = 0; i < intVec.size; i++;)
+    for (var i: int = 0; i < intVec.size; i++;)
         print(intVec.at(i));
 
     println();
 
-    |vector<AbleToBeDestroyed>*| desVec = new<vector<AbleToBeDestroyed>>()->construct();
-    |AbleToBeDestroyed| testDestruct;
+    var desVec: vector<AbleToBeDestroyed>* = new<vector<AbleToBeDestroyed>>()->construct();
+    var testDestruct: AbleToBeDestroyed;
     desVec->addEnd(testDestruct);
     delete<vector<AbleToBeDestroyed>>(desVec);