OT : Language comparisons (was Re: Create PDFs)
Adam Thornton wrote: Nothing except maybe Lisp rivals Forth in terms of expressive-power- per-byte-of-language. But then a stack is just a bunch of parens turned on its side. I'd put APL first in that category ! --Ivan -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: OT : Language comparisons (was Re: Create PDFs)
-Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ivan Warren Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 9:09 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: OT : Language comparisons (was Re: Create PDFs) Adam Thornton wrote: Nothing except maybe Lisp rivals Forth in terms of expressive-power- per-byte-of-language. But then a stack is just a bunch of parens turned on its side. I'd put APL first in that category ! --Ivan I love APL. And found its vector oriented mindset very helpful for when I was learning SQL. It also needs a set oriented mindset so that you don't do the legacy record at a time thinking. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: OT : Language comparisons (was Re: Create PDFs)
On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 04:09:08PM +0200, Ivan Warren wrote: Adam Thornton wrote: Nothing except maybe Lisp rivals Forth in terms of expressive-power- per-byte-of-language. But then a stack is just a bunch of parens turned on its side. I'd put APL first in that category ! Three things a man must do before his life is done, Write two lines in APL and make the buggers run. -- Stan Kelly-Bootle, _The Devil's DP Dictionary_ -- Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net http://www.hercules-390.org (Yes, that's me!) Buy Hercules stuff at http://www.cafepress.com/hercules-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: OT : Language comparisons (was Re: Create PDFs)
On Sep 25, 2007, at 9:09 AM, Ivan Warren wrote: Adam Thornton wrote: Nothing except maybe Lisp rivals Forth in terms of expressive-power- per-byte-of-language. But then a stack is just a bunch of parens turned on its side. I'd put APL first in that category ! I think I was unclear. What I meant was not per-byte-of-program but per-byte-of-compiler- or-interpreter. That is, it's relatively easy to create a very, very small Forth interpreter--suitable for running in a tiny environment--which nevertheless is a very powerful language. Now, don't try this trick with Common Lisp, but some early Lisps and some dialects are quite suitable for implementation in not-much-room- at-all. Adam -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
