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From: wb6rqn@yojna1.UUCP (Brian Lloyd)
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Subject: Re: New Language - SARTRE
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Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 15:53:35 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 22 15:53:35 1985
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> A New Programming Language: SARTRE
> 
> *SARTRE--Named after the late existential philosopher, SARTRE is an
> extremely unstructured language.  Statements in SARTRE have no purpose;
> they just are. Thus SARTRE programs are left to define their own
>       . . .
> constantly running, making any such statements (or any statements at
> all, for that matter), completely meaningless.
> 
> Programs in SARTRE do not terminate, of course, since there is No Exit.
> 
> --Author Unknown
> 
> -- 
> 
> Glenn Adams
>

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I do not know who originated the entry for SARTRE, but while in the UK about
a year ago I had thrust at me a four page mimeographed copy of a letter from
"E. Mode, Systems Architect" to "The Editor, Monday Times, T' Office in T'
Corner, Heathrow House".  This letter was dated 17 August, 1984.  It is a 
delight to read and contains much fact, opinion, fiction, and fun.  The entry
on SARTRE is there along with such all-time greats as:

ALGOL
APL
C
DCALGOL
DOGO
ESPOL
FIFTH
FORTE 2
JOVIAL
LAIDBACK
LITHP
LOGO
MOMENEE
NWP
Pascal
PROMIS
SIMPLE
SLOBOL
VALGOL

Perhaps a few exerpts would be in order ...

C: is named for the grade received by its creator who produced is as a class
project.  "C" is best described as a low-level programming language.  It
generally requires more "C" statements than machine code operators to execute
a given task.  In this respect it is very similar to COBOL.  A viable UNIX
environment was created by an enthusiastic hobbyist while not doing something
completely different in the I/O section in Tredyffrin, but it came to naught.

LITHP: is an otherwise unremarkable language distinguished by the absence of
"S" from the character set, substituting "TH".  LITHP is said to be useful in
processing lithtth.

--- or my favorite ...

VALGOL: this language is a derivative of LAIDBACK and had its origins in
Southern California's Santa Ana Facility for Intra-Computer Ecological Design
where the development of environmental software has been concentrated.  The
main objective of this facility has been always to maintain what they call the
ecological balance of a computer of whatever configuration and size by 
completely filling it with environmental software (e.g. GEMCOS [Burroughs]).
That is by the way.  VALGOL is enjoying a dramatic surge in popularity at
this time across the industry.  VALGOL includes commands such as REALLY, LIKE,
WELL, ER, and Y'KNOW.  Variables are assigned with " = LIKE" and " = TOTALLY"
operators.  California Booleans in VALGOL are FERSURE and NOWAY.  Iterations
are handled in FERSURE loops.  Syntax errors are notoriously unfriendly:
e.g. "GAG ME WITH A SPOON".  The following is a representative sample of the
language:

	LIKE Y'KNOW (I MEAN) START
	IF
	A = LIKE BITCHEN  AND
	B = LIKE TUBULAR  AND
	C = LIKE TOTALLY GRODY ** 2
	THEN
		(FERSURE) ** 2
		FOR I = LIKE 1 TO OH MAYBE 100
		DO
			WAH + (DIDDY * 2)
			BARF(I) TOTALLY GROSS OUT
		SURE
	LIKE BAG THIS PROGRAM
	REALLY
	LIKE TOTALLY (Y'KNOW)

The only significant program to have been written in VALGOL is spite of the
enthusiasm is a random insult generator that cna only be seen at Hendon by
signatories of the Official Secrets Act.

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73 de Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN
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