Re: core features and functions required in modern programming languages


"Neil Morris" <neil.morris2@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dear All

Having read/studied a few programming languages I would be interested to
know the core features functions etc that would be most desired? I have
listed below some features I would like to see.

1. ease of scripting languages with the near speed of compiled ones
2. linked to a core library of functions ie glibc
3. mozilla's XUL
4. SDL graphics opengl library
5. mozilla's XUL linked to 3. and 4.
6. message sending and receiving features such as SOAP WDSL RDF WDDX and
RPC
7. bytecode VM that can be translated in the native or targeted host
system via a JIT compiler
8. designed mainly for dymanic languages
9. reverse polish notation ie forth and postscript as core language design
or used as lower level conversation
10. MACROS like features
11. conditional compilation

- Trivial C interaction, both in accessing libraries in the language from C,
and Writing C modules (libraries) for the language.

C is the most common programming language I've seen other languages able to
interact with, so it seems C is a logical choice to make the language able
to interact with as many languages as possible.


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