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Lok is an object-oriented programming language, designed like C++ with different syntax. The creator of the language wanted to remove the number of links a compiler makes with its standard libraries.

Key differences between C++ and Lok

Syntactic

• All type and namespace names have to be included in angle brackets <>
• Most parentheses () have been replaced with square brackets []
• Square brackets around if, for, rpt, and while have been made optional
• In variable declarations and type casts, types go after the variable name
• The auto type has been replaced with empty angle brackets <>
• Constructor definitions begin with new instead of the type name

Functional

• No headers. All files are sources and it's possible to load symbols from other sources using `load "file name or id"
• No pointers. Memory stored on the heap acts like std::shared_ptr.
• Classes and structs have more difference than access modifiers; it changes the default memory allocation
  • Classes are allocated on the heap and passed by reference
  • Structs are allocated on the stack and passed by value
  • It is possible to modify this allocation location with &, $, and %.