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+# Splash
+
+Splash is a transpiler from C++ to Python to extend Visual Programming Language environment with basic
+tools to configure and create simulation scenarios on IoD Sim. It was created during Formal Languages and Compilers
+course by Sara Galasso and Giovanni Grieco.
+
+## Quick Start
+This repository makes use of [vcpkg](https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg)