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    • The Runtime
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      • Name Mangling
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      • The ACCESS-PATH library
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    • Topics
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      • The PPML library
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    • Define Function
    • C3 superclass linearization
    • New strings Library
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    • Defaulted Element Reference Syntax
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    • Multiple Value Assignment

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  • Tour of Dylan
    • Hello, World!
    • Everything is a value
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    • Keyword Arguments
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    • Multiple Return Values
  • Getting Started Guide
    • Hello World
    • Using Source Registries
    • Managing Dependencies
    • A Few More Quick Tips
    • Using dylan-compiler interactively
    • An example of dylan-environment interactive functionality
    • Editor Support
    • Dylan Interactor Mode for Emacs (DIME)
    • Debugging with GDB or LLDB
    • Notes for Windows Users
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  • Dylan Programming Guide
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    • For Schemers
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Reference

  • Dylan Reference Manual
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    • Dylan Language Extensions
      • Language Differences
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      • Weak tables
      • Inlining adjectives for methods, constants, functions, and slots
      • Integers
      • object-with-elements
      • Macro System Extensions
      • Parser Expansions
      • Alternative Curry Syntax
      • Numeric Literal Syntax
      • String Literal Syntax
    • LID File Format
    • The c-ffi Library
    • The collections Library
      • The bit-set Module
      • The bit-vector Module
      • The collectors Module
      • The plists Module
      • The set Module
      • The table-extensions Module
    • The coloring-stream Library
    • The common-dylan Library
      • The byte-vector Module
      • The common-extensions Module
      • The machine-words Module
      • The simple-format Module
      • The simple-profiling Module
      • The simple-random Module
      • The simple-timers Module
      • The transcendentals Module
    • The DISPATCH-PROFILER library
    • The DOOD library
    • The dylan Library
      • The finalization Module
      • The dylan-primitives Module
      • The threads Module
    • The io Library
      • The format Module
      • The format-out Module
      • The print and pprint Modules
      • The streams Module
      • The standard-io Module
    • The network Library
    • The progress-stream Library
    • The sql Library
    • The system Library
      • The date Module
      • The locators Module
      • The file-system Module
      • The operating-system Module
    • The t-lists Library
    • The Win32 API Libraries
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    • Intro to Dylan
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    • CORBA Guide
      • Preface
      • About Open Dylan CORBA
      • Quick Start Tutorial
      • Setting up the Bank Example
      • Writing and Compiling IDL
      • The Bank Client
      • The Bank Server
      • Creating CORBA Projects
      • Running and Debugging CORBA Applications
      • Using the Dylan IDL Compiler
      • An IDL Binding for Dylan
    • DUIM Guide
      • Preface
      • Introduction
      • Designing A Simple DUIM Application
      • Improving The Design
      • Adding Menus To The Application
      • Adding Callbacks to the Application
      • Using Command Tables
      • A Tour of the DUIM Libraries
      • Source Code For The Task List Manager
      • Copyright
    • DUIM Reference
      • Conventions in this Manual
      • DUIM-Geometry Library
      • DUIM-Extended-Geometry Library
      • DUIM-DCs Library
      • DUIM-Sheets Library
      • DUIM-Graphics Library
      • DUIM-Layouts Library
      • DUIM-Gadgets Library
      • DUIM-Frames Library
      • Copyright
    • Getting Started / IDE
      • Preface
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      • Fixing Bugs
      • Programming in Open Dylan
      • Creating and Using Projects
      • Learning More About an Application
      • Debugging and Interactive Development
      • Remote Debugging
      • Dispatch Optimization Coloring in the Editor
      • Delivering Dylan Applications
      • The Interactive Editor
      • Creating COM Projects
      • Copyright
    • Release Notes
      • Open Dylan 2025.1
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      • Open Dylan 2023.1
      • Open Dylan 2022.1
      • Open Dylan 2020.1
      • Open Dylan 2019.1
      • Open Dylan 2014.1 Release Notes
      • Open Dylan 2013.2 Release Notes
      • Open Dylan 2013.1 Release Notes
      • Open Dylan 2012.1 Release Notes
      • Open Dylan 2011.1 Release Notes
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