[stack] A bit more about Catenate

A few more Catenate features:

Dynamic typing:
Data is typed; names are not. A name can hold any type of data.

Linearity:
Every memory cell has exactly one reference. When de-referenced, a  
cell is cleared and is immediately available for re-allocation. Thus,  
garbage collection is trivial (marking without sweeping ;-)

Unicode:
UTF8 encoding is used throughout.

Syntax:
Probably best described as a math-inspired, Lispish Joy. For example,  
here is a sample terminal session:

stack: { }
=> 3

stack: {3}
=> 4 *

stack: {12}
=> _

And a more complex one calculating the area of a circle of radius 3:

stack: { }
=> 3.1459 defcon π

π defined

stack: { }
=> [dup *] defun ^2

^2 defined

stack: { }
=> [^2 π *] defun πr^2

πr^2 defined

stack: { }
=> 3 πr^2

stack: {28.3131 }
=> _

Questions, comments, and suggestions will be gladly received,
Don Groves



 
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