Beads uses the proven MODULE system of Modula-2 and Oberon. Of course we don't expect people to write in one single file. That the examples are small programs d

Beads uses the proven MODULE system of Modula-2 and Oberon. Of course we don't expect people to write in one single file. That the examples are small programs does not reflect the modular design of the language. The entire purpose of the project is to build a world of software constructed by interchangeable parts. But to accomplish interchangeable parts, one has to make sure that there are as few external dependencies as possible, which is why the language has layout, drawing, event tracking, and database features pulled into the language, so as to not have one reaching outside, which would invariably break over time. C proved that a standard library was a major feature of any language, and Beads has a well designed, but compact standard library, where you have a few functions, with lots of options so as to reduce the total number of functions one has to learn.