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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
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Posted: Fri Feb  8 17:40:25 1985
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>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.
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