# Claro 1.0

Beginner-friendly programming for everyone.

Claro is a simple, readable programming language designed to make coding accessible to new learners, classrooms, and people with learning differences.

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# Running Claro

Interactive mode:
    claro

Run a program:
    claro program.claro

Classroom safe mode:
    claro --classroom program.claro

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# Your first program

Create a file called hello.claro

SAY "Hello, world!"

Run it:
claro hello.claro

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# Core Commands

SAY — show output
ASK — get input
SET — store data
IF — make decisions
DO — repeat a number of times
WAIT — pause the program

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# Functions with TEACH

TEACH add TAKES a, b
    RETURN a + b
LEARNED

CALL add WITH 2, 3
SAY RESULT

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# Sprites

CREATE SPRITE player
MOVE SPRITE player TO 10 5
SHOW SPRITE player
HIDE SPRITE player

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# Project Structure

bin/        → compiled Claro executable  
docs/       → guides and classroom material  
examples/   → sample programs  
tests/      → test programs  
src/        → interpreter source code  

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# License

MIT License

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Claro 1.0 — Simple. Readable. For everyone.