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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 23:49:32 +0200
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Mostlikely Scryer Prolog was so bold with its
statements about its own future, like here:

Scryer Prolog aims to become to
ISO Prolog what GHC is to Haskell
https://github.com/mthom/scryer-prolog

Because according to Alan Key in this interview
this is the easier thing to do, than to judge
the present or the past.

Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhOHn9TClXY

Mild Shock schrieb:
> 
> Happy Birthday Alan Key, he must be 84 years old now.
> I am big fan of his dynabook and this is also gold:
> 
> Alan Kay on Computer Science Degree
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb-cKVxmVGk
> 
> Mild Shock schrieb:
>> Especially since good old FORTRAN has
>> made a new appearance:
>>
>> TIOBE Index for May 2024
>> I have received a lot of questions why Fortran entered the top 10
>> again after more than 20 years. The TIOBE index just publishes
>> what has been measured.
>> https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/
>>
>> Why Fortran is back in TIOBE’s top 10
>> First, Fortran is especially good at numerical analysis and
>> computational mathematics. Numerical and mathematical
>> computing is growing because interest in artificial intelligence
>> is growing, Jansen told TechRepublic in an email.
>> https://www.techrepublic.com/article/tiobe-index-may-2024/
>