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[http://fexl.com Fexl] is a [[functional programming]] language designed to be compact, efficient, and customizable in embedded environments. It has no keywords, so whenever you see a symbol in a Fexl program, that symbol always refers to a function. The symbol may be defined within the Fexl program, or its definition may be left entirely open. The definitions of all open symbols are supplied by a ''context''. A context is a function which supplies definitions for symbols. A context function itself is written in Fexl.▼
[http://fexl.com Fexl] is a [[functional programming]] language designed to be compact, efficient, and customizable in embedded environments. Its implementation aims to be the thinnest possible functional programming layer built on top of [[C]].
Fexl has no keywords, so whenever you see a symbol in a Fexl program, that symbol always refers to a function.
A Fexl program may be resolved inside an arbitrary context. This makes it easy to wrap a Fexl program in an enhanced or restricted context. For example, in a web context you probably don't want "delete_file" to be defined at all, at least not in its normal sense. So you would you would resolve the program in a highly restricted context which only provides a handful of highly safe functions, omitting all the dangerous ones.▼
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▲A Fexl program may therefore be resolved inside an arbitrary context, giving whatever meanings you like to all its open symbols. This makes it easy to wrap a Fexl program in an enhanced or restricted context. For example, in a web context you probably don't want "delete_file" to be defined at all, at least not in its normal sense. So
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