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Samosa is a statically-typed general purpose programming language that runs on the JVM.
Note: Samosa - the programming language, is named after an Indian snack called "samosa", and is pronounced as "some-o-saah" (the part "saah" is pronounced like the word "sour", but without the "r").
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+**NOTE: The online playground linked below is currently stopped due to budget constraints. It will be up soon. Meanwhile, feel free to download the compiler and give it a try!**
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Try it out or read the docs.