Subject: Re: Cecil History
From: Craig Chambers (chambers@cs.washington.edu)
Date: Wed Apr 04 2001 - 10:55:58 PDT
> Jon Cromwell wrote:
>
> I am researching some of the newer languages and found your site via an
> Internet search. There is very little information regarding the history of the
> project.
>
> Can you provide me with some of this information? I am interested in the
> beginnings such as date of inception, the persons involved and some of the
> challenges faced.
I can't provide a complete history now, but you can glean a lot by looking at
the papers that have published (available on the project web page). The very
first Cecil language design was done in 1991, by me.
>
> I am also intrigued by the Vortex compiler. As I proceed with my studies, I
> will eventually need tools for programming and compiling. Can the Vortex
> compiler be used with languages other than Cecil?
Yes. See the project web page for more info.
>
> Regards
> Jon Cromwell
-- Craig Chambers
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