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NBL Matrix
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V3
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V1
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V1
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V2
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v2
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V1.8
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V2.5
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C#
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D
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Groovy
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Javascript
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Object-C
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OCaml
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Perl
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Ruby
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Python
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PHP
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Scala
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C++
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CommonLisp
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Java
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Clojure
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ECMA-334
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JSR 241
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ECMA-357
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C-like syntax
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1
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1
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5
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Dynamic typing
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Standalone/JVM support
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Performance
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1
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4
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Tools/IDE
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1
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1
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GarbageCollection
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Literal Arrays
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Slicing
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1
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Perl 5 Regex
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Destructuring bind
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1st Class functions/closures
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Standard OOP
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Public/Private/Protected
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1
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1
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1
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Iterators/Generators
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Trba
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List Comprehensions
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0.5
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Namespaces & Packages
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1
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1
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Cross platform GUI
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Operator Overloading
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1
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Keyword & rest params
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0
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1st Class parser, AST
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Static, duck typing
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0.5
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Type expressions
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0.5
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Solid string /collection libraries
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Continuations call/cc
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0.5
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Hygienic macros
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0.5
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Unicode Support
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1
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1
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Feature Points
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10
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19.5
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23
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3
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13
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*Platform support bonus
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NBL Score
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22.5
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28
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* Platforms (1 point for each) ; Vista/XP/Linux/Solaris/Mac OSX/Mobile Phone OSes/Embedded OSes/Web Browsers
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0.5: Available in separate libraries
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Performance benchmark 'similar to java or faster' (i.e. Compiled/JIT rather than Interpreted)
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Numbers only please, enter a '1' if it is supported (except for platform bonus points)
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Please do not advertise here cmon folks have a heart!!
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