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The Programming Language Core

• "Core" of values and operations establish fundamental capabilities of a language.
  • Numerical computation: numeric values.
  • Text editing: string values.
  • General purpose: core for many applications.
• Starting point for language design.
• Design programs and study their computational powers.
• Later extend core by conveniences.
  • Subroutines, modules, ...

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