Dear list members.
In my opinion, a compiler for a functional language should have the following
features:
1- It should be easy to install in the most common platforms. The installation
should be as easy as unpacking the compiler.
2- The compiler must be small. At most, 2 Megabytes. This should
I will try to give a collective answer to the reactions to my letter.
Tom Pledger wants this to be constructive. That is my intention, of
course. Since I am not able to program in languages like C or
Oberon, I would like to have a practical lazy functional compiler
(or a practical prolog compile
>| I mean, a group who could produce a
>| competitive compiler, useful not only to people who are
>| interested in testing
>| the language, but also in using it to produce commercial and
>| industrial tools.
>
>I think that would be absolutely splendid and I would do whatever
>I could to support s
I will geve a short answer to Rene Grognard, and to D.Tweed, since it is
late and people will close the campus in a few minutes.
Prof. Malaquias, from time to time, disappears. I do not know where he goes
when this happens. However, he does not answer mails, and does not
update his home page. Thi
Here is the second part of my answer. First, I want to tell you that
my feelings on the subject are exactly like yours, i.e., (a) I think that
it is possible to use Haskell to build packages like Matlab, Labview,
Maple, Mathematica, etc. (b) There is clear advantages in doing this.
However, I want
Dear Jan Skibinski
I contacted Dr. Alcimar about your letter. He thought that it is fascinating.
He says that skepticism is the main driving force behind scientific progress.
He informed Dr. Gow, Dr. Brash and Dr. Paschoarelli about your questions,
and asked one of his collaborators to prepare a
