Rename the Finch file extension from .fn to .fch

.fn is already used by other tools (e.g. Fennel). Modules are now looked up as name.fch;
a leftover name.fn gets a clear message telling you to rename it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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// A quick tour of Finch.
fn add(int a, int b) -> int {
return a + b
}
fn fib(int n) -> int {
if n < 2 {
return n
}
return fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2)
}
fn isEven(int n) -> bool {
return n % 2 == 0
}
fn greet(str name) {
if name == "Finch" {
print("Hi, it's me!")
} else {
print("Hi,", name)
}
}
fn main() {
// two ways to make a variable
int age = 10
name := "Ola" // type is guessed: str
pi := 3.14 // float
letter := 'F' // char
print(name, "is", age, "years old")
print("2 + 3 =", add(2, 3))
print("pi * 2 =", pi * 2)
print("first letter:", letter)
print("10 is even?", isEven(10))
greet("Finch")
greet(name)
// loops
for i in 0..10 {
if i == 3 {
continue
}
if i == 7 {
break
}
print("i =", i)
}
count := 3
while count > 0 {
print("countdown", count)
count -= 1
}
print("fib(30) =", fib(30))
print("7 / 2 =", 7 / 2, "and as float:", float(7) / 2)
print("int(9.99) =", int(9.99))
}