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The triple script dialect is a memory-safe language with a C-like syntax
designed to facilitate [[non-destructive compilation]] and the goals of the
triplescripts.org group. Its closest cousin in spirit is [https://golang.org Go] and borrows [[Gestalt of Smalltalk|inspiration from Smalltalk]]. The
dialect supports first-class functions, typically late-bound with the option
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there ''is'' such a commitment regarding the post-compilation form. Any other
stance would subvert the triplescripts.org group's baseline strategy for
general accessibility, which is described in [[The why and how of triple scripts]].)
 
The constraints of the triple script problem space and the consequent design of the triple script dialect forbids all [[static initialization]], including the definition and use of singleton instances. Capabilities should be forged at the time of initialization of the [[system]] modules in the [[shunting block]] and passed parametrically to dependent objects.
 
== External links ==
 
* [https://triplescripts.org/dialect/ The triple script dialect in some greater detail on triplescripts.org]
* [https://users.ece.utexas.edu/~adnan/pike.html Rob Pike's 5 Rules of Programming]