Assignment

Find three languages that are new to you, and answer the following questions:

1. When was the language first introduced, approximately, and who developed it initially?
2. Why was the language created? What community was the language aimed at? What is unique, interesting, and novel about the language?
3. Show and describe a fragment of code (in the language) that you think is particularly interesting, and describe what it does and why it is interesting. You don't necessarily need to install the language yourself and write your own code from scratch; examples from language documentation are fine.
4. Is the language still used today (as far as you can tell) for anything?

You should exclude the following languages from your search: Java, C, C++, FORTRAN, LISP, Scheme, Ruby, Python, Perl, SML, OCaml, Javascript, Visual Basic.

You may find links on the resources page for the class helpful.

What to turn in

Write up your answers in a plain text file h1-dir-id.txt (e.g., h1-jfoster4.txt) and upload it to the submit server. Please try to keep your answers brief. Be sure to cite your sources. That is, (1) provide references (e.g., URLs and the date you accessed them) for the information you find about the language, and (2) indicate in some way if you're directly cutting and pasting some material (e.g., a code snippet) from some source.