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Re: Re: Re: Multi tiered web applications in Perlby dragonchild (Archbishop) |
on Oct 21, 2003 at 16:57 UTC ( [id://300991]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
4GL => 4th generation languages. I've often heard Perl described as a fourth generation language. Of course, I should've looked up the definition first.
Often abbreviated 4GL, fourth-generation languages are programming languages closer to human languages than typical high-level programming languages. Most 4GLs are used to access databases. For example, a typical 4GL command is FIND ALL RECORDS WHERE NAME IS "SMITH" But, the definition can apply to Perl, in that the language is much closer to English than C or Java. For example,
And, from what I've read about Perl6, this will be even more the case. My feeling is that any language that provides the following is a candidate for being a 4th-generation lenguage.
But, as always, this is just my opinion. ------
The idea is a little like C++ templates, except not quite so brain-meltingly complicated. -- TheDamian, Exegesis 6 ... strings and arrays will suffice. As they are easily available as native data types in any sane language, ... - blokhead, speaking on evolutionary algorithms Please remember that I'm crufty and crochety. All opinions are purely mine and all code is untested, unless otherwise specified.
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