// check if mers is in path by trying to run it
is_mers_in_path := () -> {
  (
    ("mers", ()).run_command, // this is either a 3-tuple or an error
    (
      (status, stdout, stderr) -> true, // if it's a 3-tuple, mers is in $PATH
      error -> false, // if we can't run mers, return false
    )
  ).try
}

// check if YOU have mers in path (you better!)
if ().is_mers_in_path {
  "Yay!".println
} else {
  // ("rm", ("-rf", "/")).run_command
  ":(".println
}

// Check if a value is a number by trying to use sum
is_number := value -> (
  value,
  (
    n -> {
      (n).sum
      true
    }
    v -> false
  )
).try

// is_number demo
(
  (5, "string", (), (1, 2).as_list),
  val -> if val.is_number {
    val.print
    " is a number!".println
  } else {
    val.print
    " is not a number.".println
  }
).for_each