‘Ford!’, he said. ‘There’s an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they’ve worked out’.
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This chapter provides more information about the basic Vala programming rules, including syntax and semantics of most language constructs. We will also cover some of the more common idioms. If you’re coming from another language, this is the chapter that will get you up to speed. Since it might not be the most exciting chapter in this book, feel free to only glance through and come back ...
