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| exec=interpreted |
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| express=inferred |
| express=inferred |
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| gc=allowed (and in most versions of REXX, it is automatic, but garbage collection isn't mandated) |
| gc=allowed (and in most versions of REXX, it is automatic, but garbage collection isn't mandated). |
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| safety=safe |
| safety=safe |
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| strength=strong |
| strength=strong |
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| parampass=value |
| parampass=value |
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| untyped=yes |
| untyped=yes |
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| intended=general, application, algorithms, scripting, host/sub─system scripting/interfacing, data/text processing, programming as a human activity |
| intended=general, application, algorithms, scripting, host/sub─system scripting/interfacing, data/text processing, programming as a human activity. |
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| goal=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)]. }} |
| goal=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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