Curated / Beyond Tabs
Articles and discussions about the languages covered here, with editorial notes.
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Erlang
Internet Archive · Published November 14, 2008
S Acharya
A 2008 critique of Erlang highlighted its Prolog-like syntax, inconsistent libraries, and perceived unsuitability for large teams. Experienced practitioners responded in comments, citing million-line Erlang codebases and frameworks like…
Common Lisp
Ron Garret's Home Page · Published November 1, 2002
Ron Garret
Common Lisp was used for JPL's Remote Agent autonomous control system, which successfully operated NASA's Deep Space 1 mission in 1999. According to the project engineer, Lisp enabled in-flight debugging via a REPL, crucial for resolving…
Prolog
Internet Archive · Published October 25, 1996
David Hovel, Microsoft Research
Microsoft embedded the Small Prolog interpreter within Windows NT's network configuration subsystem (NCPA.CPL) to declaratively solve the "plumbing" problem of binding interdependent drivers and protocols. According to the paper,…