Re: [fonc] Modern General Purpose Programming Language (Was: Task management in a world without apps.)

2013-11-05 Thread BGB
On 11/5/2013 7:15 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: Casey Ransberger casey.obrien.r at gmail.comwrites mailto:fonc%40vpri.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5Bfonc%5D%20Task%20management%20in%20a%20world%20without%20apps.In-Reply-To=%3CDD90A941-C94A-4F01-A013-6D838B0B2524%40gmail.com%3E A fun, but maybe idealistic

[fonc] Modern General Purpose Programming Language (Was: Task management in a world without apps.)

2013-11-04 Thread Loup Vaillant-David
On Sun, Nov 03, 2013 at 04:11:15AM -0800, Alan Kay wrote: if we were to attempt an ultra high level general purpose language today, we wouldn't use Squeak or any other Smalltalk as a model or a starting place. May I ask what would be an acceptable starting point? Maru, maybe? Loup.