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diff --git a/lang/gwydion-dylan/DESCR b/lang/gwydion-dylan/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..31447a63eb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/lang/gwydion-dylan/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Dylan is an object-oriented, dynamic, infix, garbage-collected +programming language with support for multiple inheritence, multiple +dispatch (an advanced form of polymorphism), typed and untyped +variables, closures and exceptions. Dylan also supports pattern-based +hygenic macros. These allow you to define new control constructs and +fully integrate them with the language. + +Dylan (theoretically) combines the performance of C or C++ with the +rapid development of Perl and the expressiveness of LISP. It looks +similar to C or Pascal, so experienced programmers can learn to write +simple programs quickly. + +Gwydion Dylan provides two implementations of the Dylan programming +language: Mindy and d2c. Mindy is bytecode compiler and interpreter, +and d2c is a Dylan-to-C compiler. Mindy compiles programs quickly, +but the resulting executables run slowly. On the other hand, d2c +compiles programs slowly, but they run quickly. + +Gwydion Dylan was originally written by the Gwydion Group at CMU as +part of a research project studying advanced hypercode development +environments. It is now maintained by a group of volunteers. |