Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC830713); site flame.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!mcvax!ukc!qtlon!flame!kay From: kay@flame.UUCP (Kay Dekker) Newsgroups: net.lang Subject: Re: Why do languages become popular? Message-ID: <351@flame.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 17:40:25 EST Article-I.D.: flame.351 Posted: Fri Feb 8 17:40:25 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Feb-85 05:40:40 EST References: <559@ecsvax.UUCP> <344@scc.UUCP> Organization: VLSI Group, Warwick University, UK Lines: 20 [] >The only thing that extensible languages seem to lack is syntax. >Actually, theres a thought. Anyone know of an experimental extensible >language with complex syntax? Yes. Last year we had an undergraduate student here (Crispin Goswell) who has been developing a complete programming system (MLE) which has as its implementation language a highly structured extensible language with a complex syntax. He's now left, and is currently attempting to get the thing working on his father's BBC micro (a 6502-based personal). I reckon he's one of the best programmers I know (plug, plug :-)), and I am only sorry he's left. If anyone's interested, I can mail a copy of the JENNY PROGRAMMING REFERENCE MANUAL, and/or give them his snail-mail address. Kay. -- Ceci n'est pas une article. ... mcvax!ukc!ubu!flame!kay