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Subject: Re: Modern little languages (?)
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On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Bruce Mitchener
<bruce.mitche...@gmail.com>wrote:

>  * A lot of features at the compiler level and tool support levels.
>

What in particular?


>  * Libraries broader in scope than challenging Matlab / R.
>

Sure, though I think suprising things fall out of languages with very
limited scope. JavaScript comes to mind here :)


>  (Some 15 years ago, I worked in a Smalltalk-like,
> networked environment where you could edit everything on the fly. I
> miss that a lot.)
>

What environment was that?


> Take all of this with a grain of salt though! I'm clearly only barely
> sane given that I've taken on reviving Open Dylan.


Sanity not required for lively discussion!

David

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On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Bruce Mitchener <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a h=
ref=3D"mailto:bruce.mitche...@gmail.com">bruce.mitche...@gmail.com</a>&gt;<=
/span> wrote:<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

=C2=A0* A lot of features at the compiler level and tool support levels.=C2=
=A0<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>What in particular?</div><div>=C2=
=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;borde=
r-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

=C2=A0* Libraries broader in scope than challenging Matlab / R.<br></blockq=
uote><div><br></div><div>Sure, though I think suprising things fall out of =
languages with very limited scope. JavaScript comes to mind here :)</div><d=
iv>
=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=C2=A0(Some 15 years ago, I work=
ed in a Smalltalk-like,<br>
networked environment where you could edit everything on the fly. I<br>
miss that a lot.)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>What environment was =
that?</div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"marg=
in:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Take all of this=
 with a grain of salt though! I&#39;m clearly only barely<br>

sane given that I&#39;ve taken on reviving Open Dylan.</blockquote><div><br=
></div><div>Sanity not required for lively discussion!</div><div><br></div>=
<div>David=C2=A0</div></div><br>

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