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Article #4852Re: Wild computer language names
From: ger...
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 1990 11:06
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 1990 11:06
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In article <1990Oct01.142833.11862@virtech.uucp>, jje@virtech.uucp (Jeremy J. Epstein) writes:
> In article <15...@bfmny0.BFM.COM>, tn...@bfmny0.BFM.COM (Tom Neff) writes:
>> Well then, here's a likely topic for discussion:
>>
>> What was the funniest and/or most memorable computer language NAME you
>> ever ran into? No, 'c89' is ineligible, that would be too easy. :-)
>>
>> Extra points if you wrote the compiler yourself.
>
> In my compiler writing class, we developed something called "HUMPTY".
> I don't remember what it stood for. It had ALGOL-60 control structure,
> SNOBOL string processing, LISP list processing, and a few other things.
> We wrote our compilers in PL360 on IBM 360s using cards....
I can't cite a reference, but I once came across a derivative of SNOBOL
called (no kidding) SPITBOL...
(Anyone have a reference on this?)
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