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Technical Definitions: What is
A#? A# Definition.
Free Definitions:
Programming: General
A# Definition
/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 {abstraction}s. 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 {primitive}s 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
system}s: {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)
Definition Provided By Denis Howe
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