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is

Should be a function in the language to test if a variable is assigned

How does I scoping

Scoping is not well defined and does not have formal rules; it must be figured out with assistance from a program language design expert, then designed and implemented

Control

Program while, iter, enum, if, unless, until, and map, etc...
While gets two functions - a check to see if it should run again and a function to run whenever that first returns false
Until is identical to while but its' check function's success causes a halt, not the check's failure
Iter adds an initialization function and a between functoin, being like C for
Enum or map takes a list and a function and applies the function to each item in the list, like Python for

how to set verify verbosity in code?

Arrays of arrays

semantics of set

set vs setf
get vs def
How do I want actions to behave by default regarding functions? Should I make setf default for set and add a $ operator that forces an evaluation of the next term? How to ensure $ is not drawn as a function?

In ruby, assignment is creation

No way to check if a variable assignment sets up a new variable in the current scope or in an enclosing scope assigns to one.

Duplication bug

Fix duplication to ensure proper superscope, fix variable location, resolution