1 files changed, 14 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/docs/tables.md b/docs/tables.md
index eaf0083e..00e3e8c0 100644
--- a/docs/tables.md
+++ b/docs/tables.md
@@ -40,10 +40,8 @@ optional value:
 
 ```tomo
 table := {"A": 1, "B": 2}
->> table["A"]
-= 1?
->> table["missing"]
-= none
+assert table["A"] == 1
+assert table["missing"] == none
 ```
 
 As with all optional values, you can use the `!` postfix operator to assert
@@ -51,11 +49,9 @@ that the value is non-none (and create a runtime error if it is), or you can
 use the `or` operator to provide a fallback value in the case that it's none:
 
 ```tomo
->> table["A"]!
-= 1
+assert table["A"]! == 1
 
->> table["missing"] or -1
-= -1
+assert (table["missing"] or -1) == -1
 ```
 
 ### Fallback Tables
@@ -66,18 +62,15 @@ is not found in the table itself:
 ```tomo
 t := {"A": 10}
 t2 := {"B": 20; fallback=t}
->> t2["A"]
-= 10?
+assert t2["A"] == 10
 ```
 
 The fallback is available by the `.fallback` field, which returns an optional
 table value:
 
 ```tomo
->> t2.fallback
-= {"A": 10}?
->> t.fallback
-= none
+assert t2.fallback == {"A": 10}
+assert t.fallback == none
 ```
 
 ### Default Values
@@ -87,13 +80,10 @@ present in the table or its fallback (if any).
 
 ```tomo
 counts := &{"foo": 12; default=0}
->> counts["foo"]
-= 12
->> counts["baz"]
-= 0
+assert counts["foo"] == 12
+assert counts["baz"] == 0
 counts["baz"] += 1
->> counts["baz"]
-= 1
+assert counts["baz"] == 1
 ```
 
 When values are accessed from a table with a default value, the return type
@@ -108,8 +98,7 @@ You can assign a new key/value mapping or overwrite an existing one using
 t := {"A": 1, "B": 2}
 t["B"] = 222
 t["C"] = 333
->> t
-= {"A": 1, "B": 222, "C": 333}
+assert t == {"A": 1, "B": 222, "C": 333}
 ```
 
 ## Length
@@ -117,8 +106,7 @@ t["C"] = 333
 Table length can be accessed by the `.length` field:
 
 ```tomo
->> {"A": 10, "B": 20}.length
-= 2
+assert {"A": 10, "B": 20}.length == 2
 ```
 
 ## Accessing Keys and Values
@@ -128,10 +116,8 @@ constant-time immutable slice of the internal data from the table:
 
 ```tomo
 t := {"A": 10, "B": 20}
->> t.keys
-= ["A", "B"]
->> t.values
-= [10, 20]
+assert t.keys == ["A", "B"]
+assert t.values == [10, 20]
 ```
 
 ## Iteration