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 :''See [[BSL:Syntax]] for details.''
-BSL allows two kinds of syntax to be used somewhat interchangeably, which can be called "shell-style" and "C-style". This can make it more complicated to talk about the language, and you can also generate errors with mixed syntax. Using the C style requires a bit more typing, but it creates safer and more readable code.
+===Punctuation===
 Braces define blocks of code, whether the block is a function or a conditional:
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 The same code would look like this in shell-style BSL:
-  func some_function
+  func void some_function(void)
   {
-     var int a
+     var int a;
      a = 4
      sleep 60
      if (a eq 4)
      {
-        dprint "Hello" # the quotes could be left out too
+        dprint "Hello"
      }
   }
-Notice that parentheses are always needed with "if" statements, and also note that the type (see "Types" below) of the function and its parameters can be left out in shell-style BSL (this meaning "void" implicitly).
+Notice that parentheses are always needed with "if" statements and semicolons are always needed on variable declarations.
 ==Types==