A# definition
<language> /A sharp/ A separable component of Version 2 of the
AXIOM* computer algebra system. It provides a programming
language with an optimising compiler, an intermediate code
interpreter, and a library of data structures and
mathematical abstractions. The compiler produces
stand-alone executable programs, object libraries in
native operating system formats, portable bytecode
libraries, C and Lisp source code.
The A# programming language has support for object-oriented
and functional programming styles. Both types and functions
are first class values that can be manipulated with a range
of flexible and composable primitives and user programs.
The A# language design places particular emphasis on
compilation for efficient machine code and portability.
Ports have been made to various 16, 32, and 64 bit
architectures: RS/6000, SPARC, DEC Alpha, i386,
i286, Motorola 680x0, S 370; several operating
systems: Linux, AIX, SunOS, HP/UX, Next, Mach and
other Unix systems, OS/2, DOS, Microsoft Windows,
VMS and CMS; C compilers: Xlc, gcc, Sun,
Borland, Metaware and MIPS C.
(1995-02-07)
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