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src/Syntax/Parsing/Parser.cs

@@ -271,19 +271,10 @@ public static class Parser
     {
         ExpectSymbol(Symbol.Let);
         var name = ExpectIdentifier().Value;
-        var type = Optional<NubType>.Empty();
-        if (TryExpectSymbol(Symbol.Colon))
-        {
-            type = ParseType();
-        }
-
-        var value = Optional<ExpressionNode>.Empty();
-        if (TryExpectSymbol(Symbol.Assign))
-        {
-            value = ParseExpression();
-        }
-
-        return new VariableDeclarationNode(GetTokensForNode(startIndex), name, type, value);
+        ExpectSymbol(Symbol.Colon);
+        var type = ParseType();
+        
+        return new VariableDeclarationNode(GetTokensForNode(startIndex), name, type);
     }
 
     private static StatementNode ParseBreak(int startIndex)
@@ -674,6 +665,11 @@ public static class Parser
                 return new NubVoidType();
             }
 
+            if (name.Value == "string")
+            {
+                return new NubArrayType(NubPrimitiveType.U8);
+            }
+
             if (NubPrimitiveType.TryParse(name.Value, out var primitiveTypeKind))
             {
                 return new NubPrimitiveType(primitiveTypeKind.Value);