I know that Simla 67 is a Norwegian programming language. Developed by Kristen Nygaard & Ole Dahl. Simla 67 being an extention (copy )of ALGOL 60.
One of the features being Dynamic Memory management to remove dynamic instances which are no longer needed. This was actually copied from LISP. Is it true that Stroustrap , the inventor of C++ found he could not write his DISTRIBUTED System simulator in simla 67 for his phD (Academia). So he had to turn to BCPL. As a result of his experiences, Stroustrap quickly came to the conclusion he needed a tool for complex projects and that such a tool should: 1. Help with complexity (use classes). 2. Ensure correctness (have strong type checking). 3. Be affordable in terms of hardware and resources. 4. Be open - easy and cheap to integrate existing software libraries and facilities. 5. Be portable. Clearly Simla 67 a norwegian language proved you can't do these things hence the advent of C++. Putting it bluntly Stroustrap came to the conclusion that the code generator known as Simla 67 was limited. Does that mean you can't do Beans and E-beans (networks) in Simla 67. As Booche put it, Complexity of Large and Complex Applications were beyond the intellect of Kristen Nygaard & Ole Dahl. I would like a Norwegian to answer if one is on the line preferably K. Paulsen. __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff EJB-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
