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From: mitsolid@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanasis Mitsolides)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Languages!!!
Message-ID: <12430007@acf5.NYU.EDU>
Date: 13 Nov 89 06:49:00 GMT
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/* acf5:comp.sys.atari.st / ehsnsr@JUPITER.NMT.EDU (Eric Hobbs) / 11:58 pm  Nov 10, 1989 */
>     I am looking into trying to learn a new computer language, 
>but I really don't know which one to try out.

In my opinion, one of the most powerful higher level programmiong languages
around is ICON designed by Griswold (designer of Snobol4).

Its features include: List processing, Backtracking, generators, Coroutining,
                      String Matching, set processing, first class functions
		      etc.

Try it. Unless you are specializing in Programming Languages
(and by your posting it seems you are not) you are bound to be impressed.

Even if it is not suitable to you (which can only be true if efficiency
is particularly important) you will learn some useful programming techniques.

Thanasis

PS You can ftp it from arizona.edu

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