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Wuffs is a memory-safe programming language (and a standard library written in that language) for Wrangling Untrusted File Formats Safely. Wrangling includes parsing, decoding and encoding. Example file formats include images, audio, video, fonts and compressed archives.

an interesting embeddable programming language to complement and integrate with your primary language like C++, Java and C#.

The authors claim it is useful in implementing distributed, reactive and persistent systems.

See also their rationale for creating this language - "Why Relations are better than objects" - https://www.cell-lang.net/relations.html

looks like Lua, statically typed, optional GC, compiles to C.

"Why is english so weirdly different from other languages" . Thanks for the link @tweetfrome.

C-Phrase is a web-based natural language front end to relational databases developed by Michael Minock and his students at Umeå University, Sweden. C-Phrase runs under LINUX, connects with PostgreSQL databases via ODBC and supports both select queries as well as updates. Currently there is only support for English.

Yosefk - My history with Forth & stack machines (yosefk.com)

Some words of advice on language design

a very good introduction to lisp for newbies...yay!

Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer.

learn it from the master of prose

an innovative way to increase literacy. using movies!!

the rise of indian english.. .

6000 characters..!!

If your writing looks professional, so do you. Impressive arry of proper usage of english language... very nice indeed...

very nice tutorial. Surprised to know that even Elvish follows similar rules to Kannada when creating complex alphabets... perhaps I should write a blog post with the comparisons :)

The Case for Dynamic Languages

Content is a lure and a delusion, and it should be banished from the classroom. Form is the way.