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1.2 The Features

• Simple procedural imperative programming language, no alien or hurtful features.
• C syntax
• Statically typed.
• Intrinsic integer, real, string and void types.
• Embedding application defined types (such as file, list, or whatever concerns the application).
• Function pass by value and pass by reference.
• High level data types are references.
• Higher order functions.
• Fast interpreter.
• Automatic, unconspicuous resource management.
• Error free programming - errors are handled by the interpreter, with programs asserting control only where they need to.