Wanted: A Modern Programming Language
From perl:
- string processing
- garbage collection
- pod-like documentability
- testing
- namespaces
- extensibility via a package system with archive
Not from perl:
- Linear Algebra
- Complex Data Structures
- Simplicity --- a limited set of features to remember
- Multi-Core Processing
- Programming by Contract [=test in/out]
From R:
- Linear Algebra
- Graphing
- Multi-Processing
- Optional Compilation
- First-Class Objects
Not From R:
- Syntax Checking
- Designed primarily for Programming, not Interactivity
From C:
- Speed
- Prototypes with data hiding (via typedefs)
From Javascript:
- One-Page Web Apps (well, frameworks have it)
- JSON Support
- First-Class Function Objects
