Re: Re: Pragmatic Requirements Summary : update

> Okay, I'll admit my concept of "any given DSL" was a little more limited =
than
> that :) I was talking of DSLs at a higher level than pragmatic_lang, and =
I
> certainly don't subscribe to the One True Language view. What I did mean =
was
> the following: assume you want to write a DSL for a Domain that could ben=
efit
> from a Specific Language rather than libraries written in a more general =
one.
> Then, Pragmatic should supply a rich base atop which to build the languag=
e,
> with no restrictions as to paradigm, syntax etc, but nonetheless a clear =
idea
> that you're extending Pragmatic rather than writing an interpreter in it.=
 Not
> sure how much sense I'm making, though.

	That is roughly a restatement of our mission statement... The only
real sticking place is where the HW forced paradigm stops and the SW one
starts... If we stay on track we should defently have strawman 2 out by thi=
s
weekend if not sooner... We have 3 relativally competing goals and only 1 o=
f
them has a clear solution so far they are (note I am purposally saying whic=
h
one is the sticking point because I want to see what people have to say abo=
ut
each one with no bias):

	1) How to seperate code from data in a clean generic paradigm neutral mann=
er

	2) How to handle situations where the syntax/semantics of one paradigm cla=
shs with
	   that of an other

	3) Exactly where to artifically draw the line between HW ("language atomic=
") and
	   SW (implimented "in" Pragmatic)

	--Aryeh

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