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 Mid-semester paper
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.. admonition:: Exercise 14
   :class: exercise

   Pick one programming language, and answer the following question.

   1. Explain features of the language, comparing with other languages. 
   2. Give a sample program that fully shows the features of the
      language. (It is not necessary to write it by yourself.  It
      should be a complete program without any omission.)
   3. Explain why you choose the sample program above. 

   Note that: 

   - The less popular language you pick, the higer score you will get. 
   - "Features of a language" means syntactic or semantic properties of
     the language.  It does not mean, for example, "there are plenty of
     libraries", or "there is a very good development environment".
   - You should clearly state where you can find the features of the
     language in the sample program you chose.
   - It is not necessary to run the sample program.  It is all right
     if a compiler (or an interpreter) is not available as long as
     specification of the language is clear enough.
   - You are strongly requested to cite references. Otherwise you are
     considered to commit plagiarism.
   - You may use generative AI if you attach an annotation to state so.
   - There is no restriction about the length of the paper.  Normally
     3 or 4 pages long in A4 paper, excluding the example code.

   Schedule:

   - Submit a draft version by Dec 12th.
   - Give a presentation to each other in the class on Dec 15th.  Get feedback from other students.

     - As a feedback, you may ask question if you can't understand, or you may give helpful advice if you are familiar with the language.
     - Your feedback is also considered in grading.

   - Revise the paper and submit final version by Jan 4th.