Re: core features and functions required in modern programming languages

On Jul 24, 3:58 pm, Neil Morris <neil.morr...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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

any suggestions wellcome!bi

Neil Morris

I recommend you get a few good textbooks on the topic of programming
languages. Check the web pages of some high quality comp sci undergrad
language courses for titles. Study hard. From the new vantage point
you've gained, look again at a big collection of languages. Make sure
to include functional and logic programming, concurrent and
distributed programming as well. You'll have to write some programs
in each of a representative smattering of the entire range. Then
build a new list and ask your question on comp.lang.misc.
.

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