diff --git a/ast.go b/ast.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ed396d..0000000
--- a/ast.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-// todo: find something better than any here
-// we can't use generics on either the visitor itself or
-// each individual method because the adding it to the
-// visitor itself infects every expr you use with it
-// and methods cannot have generic parameters
-
-type exprVisitor interface {
-	visitBinaryExpr(b *binaryExpr) any
-	visitGroupingExpr(g *groupingExpr) any
-	visitLiteralExpr(g *literalExpr) any
-	visitUnaryExpr(g *unaryExpr) any
-}
-
-type expr interface {
-	accept(v exprVisitor) any
-}
-
-type binaryExpr struct {
-	Left     expr
-	Operator *token
-	Right    expr
-}
-
-func (b *binaryExpr) accept(v exprVisitor) any {
-	return v.visitBinaryExpr(b)
-}
-
-type groupingExpr struct {
-	Expr expr
-}
-
-func (g *groupingExpr) accept(v exprVisitor) any {
-	return v.visitGroupingExpr(g)
-}
-
-type literalExpr struct {
-	Value any
-}
-
-func (l *literalExpr) accept(v exprVisitor) any {
-	return v.visitLiteralExpr(l)
-}
-
-type unaryExpr struct {
-	Operator *token
-	Right    expr
-}
-
-func (u *unaryExpr) accept(v exprVisitor) any {
-	return v.visitUnaryExpr(u)
-}
diff --git a/astprinter.go b/astprinter.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2237513..0000000
--- a/astprinter.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
-)
-
-type astPrinter struct {
-	result string
-}
-
-// visitBinaryExpr implements exprVisitor.
-func (p *astPrinter) visitBinaryExpr(b *binaryExpr) any {
-	return p.parenthesize(b.Operator.Lexeme, b.Left, b.Right)
-}
-
-// visitGroupingExpr implements exprVisitor.
-func (p *astPrinter) visitGroupingExpr(g *groupingExpr) any {
-	return p.parenthesize("group", g.Expr)
-}
-
-// visitLiteralExpr implements exprVisitor.
-func (p *astPrinter) visitLiteralExpr(g *literalExpr) any {
-	switch t := g.Value.(type) {
-	case string:
-		return t
-	case bool:
-		if t {
-			return "true"
-		}
-		return "false"
-	case float64:
-		return strconv.FormatFloat(t, 'f', 3, 64)
-	case nil:
-		return "nil"
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", g.Value)
-}
-
-// visitUnaryExpr implements exprVisitor.
-func (p *astPrinter) visitUnaryExpr(g *unaryExpr) any {
-	return p.parenthesize(g.Operator.Lexeme, g.Right)
-}
-
-func (p *astPrinter) parenthesize(name string, expressions ...expr) string {
-	val := "(" + name
-
-	for _, e := range expressions {
-		exprStr, ok := (e.accept(p)).(string)
-		if !ok {
-			panic("badly implemented visitor")
-		}
-		val += " " + exprStr
-	}
-
-	val += ")"
-	return val
-
-}
-
-func (p *astPrinter) print(e expr) string {
-	str, ok := (e.accept(p)).(string)
-	if !ok {
-		panic("badly implemented visitor")
-	}
-	return str
-}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dc72579..99531fd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ func runFile(filename string) {
 	bs, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("unable to read file '%s':\n\t%s", filename, err.Error())
-		os.Exit(64)
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	if !run(string(bs)) {
+	if run(string(bs)) {
 		os.Exit(65)
 	}
 }
@@ -59,33 +59,20 @@ func run(source string) bool {
 	s := newScanner(source)
 	tokens, ok := s.ScanTokens()
 	if !ok {
-		return false
+		return true
 	}
 
-	p := newParser(tokens)
-	expr, err := p.Parse()
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
+	for _, token := range tokens {
+		fmt.Println(token)
 	}
 
-	printer := &astPrinter{}
-	fmt.Println(printer.print(expr))
-
-	return true
+	return false
 }
 
 func reportErr(line int, message string) {
 	report(line, "", message)
 }
 
-func reportSyntaxError(token *token, message string) {
-	if token.Type == tokenTypeEOF {
-		report(token.Line, "at EOF", message)
-	} else {
-		report(token.Line, "at \""+token.Lexeme+"\"", message)
-	}
-}
-
 func report(line int, where, message string) {
 	fmt.Printf("[line %d] Error%s: %s\n", line, where, message)
 }
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e1ce6b2..0000000
--- a/parser.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,201 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-type parseError interface {
-	Error() string
-	Token() *token
-}
-
-type syntaxError struct {
-	token   *token
-	message string
-}
-
-func newSyntaxError(token *token, message string) *syntaxError {
-	return &syntaxError{token, message}
-}
-
-func (s *syntaxError) Token() *token {
-	return s.token
-}
-
-func (s *syntaxError) Error() string {
-	return s.message
-}
-
-type operandFunc func() (expr, error)
-
-type parser struct {
-	tokens  []*token
-	current int
-}
-
-func newParser(tokens []*token) *parser {
-	return &parser{
-		tokens:  tokens,
-		current: 0,
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *parser) Parse() (expr, error) {
-	e, err := p.expression()
-	if err != nil {
-		return e, err
-	}
-
-	return e, err
-}
-
-// expression -> equality
-func (p *parser) expression() (expr, error) {
-	return p.equality()
-}
-
-func (p *parser) parseLeftAssocBinOps(operand operandFunc, tokenTypes ...tokenType) (expr, error) {
-	e, err := operand()
-	if err != nil {
-		return e, err
-	}
-
-	for p.match(tokenTypes...) {
-		op := p.previous()
-		r, err := operand()
-		if err != nil {
-			return e, err
-		}
-		e = &binaryExpr{e, op, r}
-	}
-
-	return e, nil
-}
-
-// eqality -> comparison ( ("!=" | "==") comparison )*
-func (p *parser) equality() (expr, error) {
-	return p.parseLeftAssocBinOps(
-		p.comparison,
-		tokenTypeBangEq, tokenTypeEqualEqual,
-	)
-}
-
-// comparison -> term ( ( ">" | ">=" | "<" | "<=" ) term )*
-func (p *parser) comparison() (expr, error) {
-	return p.parseLeftAssocBinOps(
-		p.term,
-		tokenTypeGreater, tokenTypeGreaterEq,
-		tokenTypeLess, tokenTypeLessEq,
-	)
-}
-
-// term -> factor ( ( "-" | "+" ) factor )*
-func (p *parser) term() (expr, error) {
-	return p.parseLeftAssocBinOps(
-		p.factor,
-		tokenTypeMinus, tokenTypePlus,
-	)
-}
-
-// factor -> unary ( ( "*" | "/" ) unary )*
-func (p *parser) factor() (expr, error) {
-	return p.parseLeftAssocBinOps(
-		p.unary,
-		tokenTypeSlash, tokenTypeStar,
-	)
-}
-
-// unary -> ( "!" | "-" ) unary | primary;
-func (p *parser) unary() (expr, error) {
-	if p.match(tokenTypeBang, tokenTypeMinus) {
-		op := p.previous()
-		r, err := p.unary()
-		return &unaryExpr{op, r}, err
-	}
-
-	return p.primary()
-}
-
-// primary -> STRING | NUMBER | "true" | "false" | "nil" | "(" expression ")"
-func (p *parser) primary() (expr, error) {
-	if p.match(tokenTypeTrue) {
-		return &literalExpr{true}, nil
-	}
-	if p.match(tokenTypeFalse) {
-		return &literalExpr{false}, nil
-	}
-	if p.match(tokenTypeNil) {
-		return &literalExpr{nil}, nil
-	}
-
-	if p.match(tokenTypeString, tokenTypeNumber) {
-		return &literalExpr{p.previous().Literal}, nil
-	}
-
-	if p.match(tokenTypeLeftParen) {
-		e, err := p.expression()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		_, err = p.consume(tokenTypeRightParen, "expected ')' after expression")
-		return &groupingExpr{e}, err
-	}
-
-	return nil, newSyntaxError(p.peek(), "expected expression")
-}
-
-func (p *parser) consume(tokenType tokenType, msg string) (*token, error) {
-	if p.check(tokenType) {
-		return p.advance(), nil
-	}
-
-	return nil, newSyntaxError(p.peek(), msg)
-}
-
-func (p *parser) synchronize() {
-	p.advance()
-
-	for !p.isAtEnd() {
-		if p.previous().Type == tokenTypeSemicolon {
-			return
-		}
-
-		if isKeyword(p.peek()) {
-			return
-		}
-		p.advance()
-	}
-}
-
-func (p *parser) match(tokenTypes ...tokenType) bool {
-	for _, t := range tokenTypes {
-		if p.check(t) {
-			p.advance()
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
-func (p *parser) check(t tokenType) bool {
-	if p.isAtEnd() {
-		return false
-	}
-	return p.peek().Type == t
-}
-
-func (p *parser) advance() *token {
-	if !p.isAtEnd() {
-		p.current += 1
-	}
-	return p.previous()
-}
-
-func (p *parser) isAtEnd() bool {
-	return p.peek().Type == tokenTypeEOF
-}
-
-func (p *parser) peek() *token {
-	return p.tokens[p.current]
-}
-
-func (p *parser) previous() *token {
-	return p.tokens[p.current-1]
-}
diff --git a/scanner.go b/scanner.go
index 4801ade..54d35bc 100644
--- a/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (s *scanner) string() bool {
 
 	// todo: escape sequences
 	value := s.source[s.start+1 : s.current-1]
-	s.addToken(tokenTypeString, string(value))
+	s.addToken(tokenTypeString, value)
 
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/tokentype.go b/tokentype.go
index 2c2c529..fc11673 100644
--- a/tokentype.go
+++ b/tokentype.go
@@ -59,17 +59,6 @@ const (
 	tokenTypeEOF
 )
 
-var keywordTokenTypes = []tokenType{
-	tokenTypeClass,
-	tokenTypeFun,
-	tokenTypeVar,
-	tokenTypeFor,
-	tokenTypeIf,
-	tokenTypeReturn,
-	tokenTypeWhile,
-	tokenTypePrint,
-}
-
 type token struct {
 	Type    tokenType
 	Lexeme  string
@@ -80,12 +69,3 @@ type token struct {
 func (t token) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %+v", t.Type, t.Lexeme, t.Literal)
 }
-
-func isKeyword(token *token) bool {
-	for _, kt := range keywordTokenTypes {
-		if token.Type == kt {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}