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1. Choose a programming language you are interested in. Here are some suggestions

• Rust
• Go
• Scala
• Clojure
• Ruby
• Swift
• Dart

2. Fork this repository using your github account
3. Edit list.txt

• If the language you chose is already listed, add your onyx name to that line
• If the language you chose isn't listed, add it with your onyx name

1. Deliverable One Send a pull request

Due by Thursday November 6

3. Create a new folder with your onyx username as the name
4. Add a README.md file that contains the following

• Quick description/history of the language you chose
• What it is good for (why would someone use it?)
  • Is it a scripting language?
  • Compiled?
  • Low-level?
  • Etc....
• An explanation of the scope rules
• An explanation of the typing system
• An explanation of how functions can be used
• A code sample showing how to use recursion
• A code sample showing how to use arrays

4. Deliverable One Send a pull request

Due by Thursday November 13

• https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/
• http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax
• http://dillinger.io/