22 Aug
2001
22 Aug
'01
2:16 p.m.
"Bryan Pope" <bpope(a)wordstock.com> said:
types
Here we go with the language discussion.
First I put on the flameproof suit, insert ear plugs, cover eyes with
antiflash goggles, and place flack vest on front and back.
Are any of the following a computer language?
I would say that all of these are computer languages. If they can solve
problems, then why not? Whether the language is specific for certain of tasks (say Postscript) or more general (C) it would
still be a computer
language...
I remember one of my old CS professors defining a computer language as
having some way to store data, to gather input, to control program flow
through either of these, and to generate output. Or something along those
lines, anyway. I find that to be a pretty good yardstick to measure various
"languages" by... I still cringe when people talk of "programming in
HTML".
:)
GSL
P.S. "Language disco" gave me the odd mental image of a bunch of linguists
dancing to the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack...