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From: gurr@swag.0 (David Gurr)
Subject: Re: Source availability
In-Reply-To: metzger@convex.com's message of 10 Sep 1994 21:12:08 -0500
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Date: 13 Sep 1994 02:56:36 GMT

In article <34tp1o$red@bach.convex.com> metzger@convex.com (Robert Metzger) writes:

   A freely available J - not a bad idea.
   To make it work, a variety of people will be needed:
   a) people who are experts both in J and in C coding to work on the language
      processor (aka interpreter / front end)
   b) compiler people to implement the optimizer
   c) good C coders to implement the OS interface features you mentioned

   J users will also be needed to do the following:
   a) act as "language lawyers" who dispute the details of interpretation
      of the language
   b) package existing public domain J code into usable compiler test suites
   c) write new computationally intensive J code for exercising the optimizer
   d) write documentation and examples
   e) run the tests on a variety of platforms to ensure portability

   Are there people interested?  /Bob

Yes, if you are, that makes three.  I would (as always) suggest that one start with
a freely avail. Scheme compiler/interpreter.  Less reinvention of the wheel
and better performance and portablity than you might otherwise get.

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