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|<!-- Intended use -->general, application, algorithms, scripting, host/sub─system scripting/interfacing, data/text processing, programming as a human activity |
|<!-- Intended use -->general, application, algorithms, scripting, host/sub─system scripting/interfacing, data/text processing, programming as a human activity |
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|<!-- Design goals -->designed to make programming easier; to foster high quality programs by making writing them as simple and enjoyable as possible; designing each part of the language for people to use is more important than providing easy implementation; follows the principle of least astonishment. |
|<!-- Design goals -->designed to make programming easier; to foster high quality programs by making writing them as simple and enjoyable as possible; designing each part of the language for people to use is more important than providing easy implementation; follows the principle of least astonishment [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_astonishment (POLA)]. |
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