I wrote:
>Actually, one of Stefano's references is also an interesting read:
>
> Are VHLLs Really High-Level?
> by Greg Wilson
> 12/01/1999
>
> http://oreilly.com/news/vhll_1299.html
I should point out that this paper -- from 1999 -- recommends J as a light to
aim at.
Third, I would like VHLLs to start incorporating ideas that have emerged,
and proved their worth,
in the post-AWK era. ... data-parallel languages like J and Fortran-90
(yes, Fortran) can all be
plundered--err, used as sources of inspiration.
[L]anguages such as Linda, Haskell, Icon, and J have proved that the
incorporation
of certain language features makes it much easier to build libraries in
some domains.
-Dan
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