Reformatted README

Author: hvellyr

README

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+What's it
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+
+Herschel is a general-purpose multiparadigm programming language.  It is
+strongly typed, offering type inference, and parametric polymorphism
+("generics").  It is thoroughly object oriented (everything is a object),
+while its consequent multiple dispatch approach gives it a strong
+functional touch.  The object model is class-oriented, supporting multiple
+inheritance just as a separation of types ("protocols", "interfaces") and
+classes.
+
+A list of features envisioned:
+
+- object oriented ("everything's an object")
+- multi dispatch functions
+- strong functional aproach (while being not pure functional)
+- first class functions and closures
+- fully lexical scoped
+- automatic memory management (garbage collected)
+- returnable exceptions
+- multiple returnvalues
+- named parameters
+- modules and namespaces
+- classes and types ("interfaces")
+- optional static typing
+- compiled, though not required by specification
+
+
+Where can I find more information about it?
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+
+This project is neither finished nor really usable yet.  You can find the
+code on
+
+    https://github.org/hvellyr/herschel