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Re: what is the problem?



On 12/16/01 11:14 PM, "Paul Graham" <paulgraham@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to accumulate a list of these descriptions
> at http://www.paulgraham.com/fix.html.  The list I'm
> trying to grow is a list specifically of problems
> languages fix, presumably in some predecessor(s).
> 
> This is just my own list-- I'm not presuming to keep
> any kind of archive for LL1-- but I welcome suggestions
> from anyone who knows about the origins/role of any
> of the missing languages.  Since I fear this is the
> kind of topic that could easily generate a lot of
> mail, you might want to consider not ccing ll1-discuss.

Well, I thought about it, but decided to keep it on the list, for now.

Smalltalk: Objects are fundamental, messages are simple, and the language
should be expressive and easy enough to be the operating system (and vice
versa).


-- 
Dan Moniz <dnm@pobox.com> [http://www.pobox.com/~dnm/]