Re: Tim Sweeney on Programming Languages

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• Subject: Re: Tim Sweeney on Programming Languages
• From: Rob Myers <robm@tdv.com>
• Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 12:15:02 -0500 (EST)
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How does Sweeney's ideal future language compare to Dylan?
I'm sure if he saw Dylan the synatx wouldn't be C++-like enough, and the
langauge he's describing sounds more like NewtonScript in some respects (
:-) ).
But still, I'm curious.

- Rob.

Bruce Hoult wrote:

> In article <phXineXly-0302000832220001@usrns47.dialup.hawaii.edu>,
> phXineXly@haXwaii.edXu (Peter) wrote:
>
> > Tim Sweeney on Programming Languages
>
> The masses are revolting.  They are starting to realise what they
> arerevolting against, but they don't yet quite know what it is that they
> want.
>
> We do, of course :-)
>
> -- Bruce

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• Tim Sweeney on Programming Languages
• From: phXineXly@haXwaii.edXu (Peter)
• Re: Tim Sweeney on Programming Languages
• From: brucehoult@pobox.com (Bruce Hoult)

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