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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
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Subject: Re: structured assembler (really fast prototyping)
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Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 16:34:54 EST
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In article <997@dcl-cs.UUCP> craig@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Craig Wylie) writes:
>We are often reminded that optimisation at too early a stage is dangerous,
>shell programming offers an environment that allows the fast production and
>debugging of programs without the problems of using linkers, debuggers etc...
>
>What would people think about the introduction of structured data types
>into shell ?
>
>Shell is also both polymorphic and functional (using evaluation quotes),
>sounds pretty good to me.

You might instead take a look at REXX.  This is language designed for
command control which is not intended for a specific machine.  (Programs
written in it are not portable between OS's, of course.)

I have no idea whether a UNIX(tm) version is available.

Frank Adams                           ihnp4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Multimate International    52 Oakland Ave North    E. Hartford, CT 06108