From: Brian Atkins (brian@posthuman.com)
Date: Thu Apr 26 2001 - 17:21:37 MDT
So they truly have solved the problem of having a "metalanguage" to express
abstractions in, that can then be translated to concrete algorithms in any
programming language? Or is it just hype?
Peter Voss wrote:
>
> I have a copy of "The IL Assembly Language Programmers' Reference" - it's
> part of .NET SDK beta
>
> www.optimal.org - Any and all feedback welcome: peter@optimal.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> ....This is how the 'common intermediate language' in MS's .NET environment
> is implemented, which explains how they can do neat tricks like
> cross-language inheritance. Unfortunately they aren't making anything for
> programming directly in the intermediate language...
>
> Of course, since the .NET framework also includes a set of object interfaces
> for examining, editing, commenting on and otherwise
> manipulating code (even executing code!), there isn't really any need to
> create special language features for this sort of thing.
>
> Billy Brown, MCSE+I, MCSD, MCDBA
> billybrown@extremelogic.com
-- Brian Atkins Director, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence http://www.intelligence.org/
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