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+## What is this?
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+I am developing a linear programming language, it is called scalie.  
+If you're interested in [linear types](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substructural_type_system), read up about it! Maybe you have heard about it before, maybe when someone mentioned [Rust](rust-lang.org).