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 | dev = anaseto
 | dialect = Goal
+| rel = 2022
+| table = dict-based
+| proto = partial (zero values)
+| ttype = none
 | unicode = full support
 | implang = Go
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-'''Goal''' is a K-like language that brings in ideas from Perl and BQN.
+'''Goal''' is a K-like language that brings in ideas from Perl and BQN. Its original main motivation was bringing Unicode-aware string-handling functionality from text-processing scripting languages like AWK/Perl into an array language<ref>https://anaseto.codeberg.page/goal-docs/chap-FAQ.html#why</ref>.
-A main principle stemming from the influences of Goal is satisfying requirements of shell scripting<ref>https://anaseto.codeberg.page/goal-docs/chap-FAQ.html#why</ref>. Some notable changes from the K tradition<ref>https://anaseto.codeberg.page/goal-docs/chap-from-k.html</ref> are:
+Some notable changes from the K tradition<ref>https://anaseto.codeberg.page/goal-docs/chap-from-k.html</ref> are:
 * Atomic Strings
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 Goal is embeddable and extensible using the Go programming language.
+Goal includes built-in support for date-time functionality, as well as CSV and JSON processing.
+== References ==
 [[Category:Dialects]]