Re: [CAG] Re: [fonc] Fexpr the Ultimate Lambda

2011-11-26 Thread Alan Kay
Hi Carl Yes, I have always felt that you got nowhere near the coverage and recognition you deserved for PLANNER (the whole enchilada) -- to me it was a real landmark of a set of very powerful insights and perspectives. Definitely one of the very top gems of the late 60s! I recall there was

[fonc] Fexpr the Ultimate Lambda

2011-11-26 Thread Andre van Delft
This discussion mentions concurrency, the Meta II parser-compiler, Planner, and LINDA, which apply such concepts as non-determinism, parallelism and communication. These concepts are well described by the Algebra of Communicating Processes (ACP, also known as Process Algebra). This theory was