fix: stabilize learning path, reliability and legacy Windows builds

Unify beginner syntax while preserving compatibility, repair ownership and parser guards, add verified distribution tooling and VC6 Windows 98 build inputs, and clarify documentation and release status. Preserve DOS build-input line endings and exclude generated binaries/caches.

examples/calculator.claro

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SAY "Claro Calculator"
-ASK "First number?" AS a
-ASK "Second number?" AS b
+ASK "First number?" a
+ASK "Second number?" b
 
 SAY "Sum:"
 SAY a + b

examples/counting.claro

@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@
 # Shows how to use DO TIMES and REPEAT loops
 
 SAY "Counting with DO TIMES:"
-SET counter TO 1
+SET counter 1
 
 DO 5 TIMES
     SAY counter
-    SET counter TO counter + 1
-DONE
-
+    SET counter counter + 1
+END
 SAY ""
 SAY "Counting down with REPEAT:"
-SET n TO 5
+SET n 5
 
 REPEAT
     SAY n
-    SET n TO n - 1
+    SET n n - 1
 UNTIL n = 0
 
 SAY "Blastoff!"

examples/guessing_game.claro

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 SAY "Guess the Number Game"
 
-SET secret TO 7
+SET secret 7
 
-ASK "Guess a number from 1 to 10:" AS guess
+ASK "Guess a number from 1 to 10:" guess
 
 IF guess = secret
     SAY "You got it!"
 ELSE
     SAY "Not this time. The number was:"
     SAY secret
-ENDIF
+END

examples/name_input.claro

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SAY "Name Input Example"
 
-ASK "What is your name?" AS name
+ASK "What is your name?" name
 
 SAY "Hello " + name + "!"

examples/quiz.claro

@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
 SAY "Welcome to the Claro quiz!"
 
-ASK "What is your name?" AS name
+ASK "What is your name?" name
 SAY "Hello " + name + "!"
 
-SET score TO 0
+SET score 0
 
-ASK "What is 2 + 2?" AS answer
+ASK "What is 2 + 2?" answer
 
 IF answer = 4
     SAY "Correct!"
-    SET score TO score + 1
+    SET score score + 1
 ELSE
     SAY "Not quite. The answer is 4."
-ENDIF
-
-ASK "What is 5 + 5?" AS answer2
+END
+ASK "What is 5 + 5?" answer2
 
 IF answer2 = 10
     SAY "Correct!"
-    SET score TO score + 1
+    SET score score + 1
 ELSE
     SAY "Not quite. The answer is 10."
-ENDIF
-
+END
 SAY "Your final score is:"
 SAY score
 
@@ -30,4 +28,4 @@ IF score = 2
     SAY "Great job!"
 ELSE
     SAY "Good try. Keep practicing!"
-ENDIF
+END

examples/shopping_list.claro

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SAY "Shopping List Example"
 
-SET items TO LIST
+SET items LIST
 ADD "milk" TO items
 ADD "bread" TO items
 ADD "apples" TO items
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ SAY "Items to buy:"
 
 FOR EACH item IN items
     SAY item
-DONE
+END